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Synonyms for circumlocute
| Grammar : Verb |
Top 10 synonyms for circumlocute Other synonyms for the word circumlocute
- aberrate
- abstain
- abstract
- attract attention
- be diffuse
- beat about the bush
- bend the rules
- catch flies
- circumambulate
- circumlocute
- circumnutate
- circumvent
- dark
- deceive
- deflect
- desist
- detach
- deviate
- digress
- disadvise
- disengage
- dissuade
- disturb
- ditch
- divagate
- divert
- do wrong
- dodge
- draw away
- drift
- duck
- elude
- equivocate
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- excurse
- fake out
- fence
- fend off
- flee
- float
- follow one's nose
- fudge
- gad
- gallivant
- get around
- get off the point
- get off the subject
- get off the track
- get out of
- get sidetracked
- give the slip
- globe-trot
- go by way of
- go off on a tangent
- hedge
- hide
- hike
- hold off
- hopscotch
- jaunt
- juke
- jump
- keep clear
- lay low
- lead astray
- lead away
- long way
- lurch
- malinger
- maunder
- meander
- move to the side
- obviate
- parry
- peregrinate
- pussyfoot
- put the move on
- ramble
- range
- recoil
- roam
- roll
- rove
- run for cover
- saunter
- send on a wild-goose chase
- shake
- shake and bake
- shake off
- shift
- shirk
- short-circuit
- shrink from
- shuffle
- shuffle off
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- sidetrack
- sin
- skip
- skip out on
- skip town
- skirt
- slide
- slip
- stall
- stay away
- stay out
- steer clear of
- step aside
- straggle
- stray
- stroll
- swerve
- take to the road
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- trail
- traipse
- tramp
- trek
- trick
- turn aside
- vagabond
- veer
- walk the tracks
- wander
- wander away
- ward off
- weasel
- weave
- withdraw
Définition of circumlocute
- As in avoid : verb refrain or stay away from; prevent
- As in stray : verb deviate, err
- As in wander : verb move about aimlessly
- As in digress : verb stray, deviate
- As in divert : verb take attention away
- As in dodge : verb avoid
Antonyms for circumlocute
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