sidestep

Nouns

  • (n) a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

Verbs

  • (v) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
    • He dodged the issue
    • she skirted the problem
    • They tend to evade their responsibilities
    • he evaded the questions skillfully
    evade, hedge, skirt, fudge, parry, circumvent, dodge, elude, duck, put off,

Synonyms

evade hedge skirt fudge parry circumvent dodge elude duck put off

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