Antonyms for give the runaround
| Grammar : Verb |
- abet
- accept
- admire
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- attract
- be honest
- calm
- cherish
- clarify
- clear up
- confront
- disclose
- divulge
- encounter
- encourage
- enlighten
- entice
- explain
- expose
- face
- facilitate
- forward
- help
- inspirit
- invite
- lay bare
- let out
- liberate
- like
- lose
- love
- meet
- open
- order
- organize
- placate
- release
- remain
- reveal
- sanction
- show
- soothe
- stay
- support
- surrender
- take on
- tell
- tell truth
- uncover
Definition of give the runaround
- As in shun : verb avoid, ignore
- As in weasel : verb avoid, evade
- As in elude : verb avoid; escape
- As in evade : verb get away from
- As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
Synonyms for give the runaround
- avoid
- baffle
- balk
- be beyond someone
- beat
- beat around bush
- beat around the bush
- beg the question
- bilk
- bollix
- buffalo
- bypass
- cavil
- check
- checkmate
- circumvent
- cold-shoulder
- conceal
- confound
- confuse
- cop out
- counter
- crab
- cramp
- crimp
- curb
- cut
- dance around an issue
- dash
- deceive
- decline
- defeat
- despise
- disappoint
- disconcert
- disdain
- ditch
- dodge
- double
- duck
- elude
- equivocate
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- faze
- fence
- fend off
- flee
- fly
- foil
- foul up
- frustrate
- fudge
- get around
- get away from
- give a wide berth
- give the run-around
- give the runaround
- give the slip
- give wide berth to
- hang up
- have no part of
- have nothing to do with
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hide
- hide out
- hinder
- juke
- keep away from
- keep clear of
- keep distance
- lay low
- lead on a merry chase
- lie
- neglect
- not touch
- nullify
- outrun
- outwit
- palm off
- parry
- pass the buck
- pass up
- pretend
- prevaricate
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- put off
- puzzle
- rattle
- refuse
- reject
- renege
- restrain
- run around
- run circles around
- run rings around
- scorn
- shake
- shake off
- shift
- shirk
- shuck
- shuffle
- shuffle off
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- skip
- slip out
- sneak away
- snub
- stall
- stand aloof from
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
- stonewall
- stop
- stump
- stymie
- tap dance
- tergiversate
- throw monkey wrench in
- thwart
- trick
- turn back on
- upset the apple cart
- waffle
- weasel
- welsh
- worm one's way out of
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