Synonyms for gets around
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : get |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɛt |
Top 10 synonyms for gets around Other synonyms for the word gets around
- aberrate
- abstract
- actuate
- affect
- allure
- angle off
- apple polish
- argue into
- associate
- attract attention
- avert
- bait
- balk
- bamboozle
- banter
- be beyond someone
- be deflected
- be victorious
- bear
- bear off
- beat
- beat around bush
- beat around the bush
- beg the question
- beguile
- bend the rules
- best
- bilk
- blandish
- blink at
- bollix
- bootlick
- break pattern
- bring around
- brownnose
- buffalo
- build up
- bum
- burke
- butter
- butter up
- bypass
- cajole
- catch flies
- cavil
- change
- change course
- charm
- cheat
- check
- checkmate
- chum with
- circle
- circumlocate
- circumlocute
- circumnavigate
- circumvent
- club
- coax
- cold-shoulder
- come out on top
- communalize
- con
- confuse
- consort
- contrast
- convince
- cop out
- crab
- crack
- cramp
- creep
- crimp
- crowd
- curve
- cut
- dance around
- dance around an issue
- dark
- dash
- deceive
- decline
- decoy
- defeat
- deflect
- delude
- depart
- depart from
- despise
- detach
- deter
- detour
- detract
- deviate
- deviate from
- differ
- digress
- dip
- disadvise
- disappoint
- disconcert
- discourage
- disdain
- disengage
- dispose
- dissuade
- distract
- disturb
- ditch
- divagate
- diverge
- divert
- dodge
- dog
- double
- down
- draw
- draw away
- drift
- drown
- duck
- dupe
- edge off
- egg on
- elude
- ensnare
- entertain
- entice
- entrap
- equivocate
- err
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- faze
- fence
- fend off
- finesse
- flee
- fly
- fly about
- foil
- foul up
- fraternize
- frustrate
- fudge
- get
- get about
- get around
- get away from
- get next to
- get out of
- get over
- get past
- get the better of
- get together
- give a wide berth
- give the run-around
- give the runaround
- give the slip
- give wide berth to
- go about
- go amiss
- go around
- go around the barn
- go haywire
- go off on tangent
- go out
- go out of control
- go out of way
- goldbrick
- gyrate
- hand a line
- hang around with
- hang out
- hang up
- have no part of
- have nothing to do with
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hide
- hide out
- hinder
- hobnob
- honey
- hoodwink
- hook
- hurdle
- ignore
- impress
- incline
- induce
- influence
- inveigle
- join
- jolly
- juke
- keep away from
- keep clear of
- keep company
- keep distance
- knock over
- knock socks off
- lay it on thick
- lay low
- laze
- lead astray
- lead away
- lead on
- lead on a merry chase
- league
- leap over
- leave beaten path
- let go
- lick
- lie
- lie down on job
- loaf
- loiter
- lounge
- lurch
- lure
- lurk
- make a left
- make a right
- make advances
- make the rounds
- make up to
- malinger
- maneuver
- massage
- master
- mill around
- mingle
- mislead
- mix
- mobilize
- move around
- move to the side
- neglect
- not conform
- not touch
- nullify
- oil
- omit
- outflank
- outlive
- outrun
- outwit
- overdo it
- overleap
- overpower
- overreach
- overthrow
- overwhelm
- pal around
- palm off
- parry
- part
- pass
- pass around
- pass the buck
- pass through
- pass up
- persuade
- pivot
- play up to
- pretend
- prevail
- prevail upon
- prevaricate
- prevent
- promote
- prompt
- prostrate
- push
- pussyfoot
- put across
- put off
- put the move on
- puzzle
- queer
- quit
- radiate
- ram down throat
- rattle
- reduce
- refuse
- reject
- render
- renege
- restrain
- revolve
- rise above
- rope in
- rotate
- rub the right way
- ruin
- run around
- run circles around
- run rings around
- run with
- scorn
- seduce
- sell
- send on a wild-goose chase
- set off
- shake
- shake off
- sheer
- shift
- shirk
- shock
- short-circuit
- shuck
- shuffle
- shuffle off
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- sidetrack
- skew
- skid
- skip
- skip out on
- skirt
- skulk
- slack
- slide
- slink
- slip
- slip out
- slough off
- snake
- sneak
- sneak away
- snow
- snub
- soap
- soft-soap
- soften
- soften up
- spread it on
- stall
- stand aloof from
- stave off
- stay shy of
- steal
- steer clear of
- stonewall
- stop
- string along
- stroke
- stump
- stun
- stymie
- subdue
- subjugate
- suck in
- suck up to
- surmount
- survive
- sway
- sweet talk
- sweet-talk
- sweeten up
- swerve
- swim against stream
- swing
- swivel
- tack
- take a turn
- take back road
- talk into
- tantalize
- tap dance
- tempt
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- throw
- throw monkey wrench in
- thwart
- tie up with
- toll
- train off
- travel
- trick
- triumph over
- turn
- turn aside
- turn back on
- twist
- upset the apple cart
- urge
- vanquish
- vary
- vault
- veer
- volte-face
- waffle
- wander
- ward off
- weasel
- weather
- welsh
- wheedle
- wheel
- whelm
- whip
- whirl
- win
- win over
- wink at
- work on
- work over
- worm one's way out of
- worst
Définition of gets around
Origin :- early 14c., "offspring," from get (v.). Meaning "what is got, booty" is from 14c.
- As in inveigle : verb entice, manipulate
- As in negotiate : verb traverse, cross
- As in overcome : verb beat, defeat
- As in prevail upon/prevail on : verb persuade, influence
- As in shirk : verb avoid, get out of responsibility
- As in shun : verb avoid, ignore
- As in sidestep : verb dodge
- As in socialize : verb be friendly at gatherings
- As in veer : verb change direction
- As in weasel : verb avoid, evade
- As in prevail on : verb persuade
- As in bypass : verb avoid
- As in cajole : verb attempt to coax; flatter
- As in goldbrick : verb idle
- As in circulate : verb flow
- As in circumvent : verb fool, mislead
- As in nationalize : verb socialize
- As in deviate : verb stray from normal path
- As in divert : verb take attention away
- As in dodge : verb avoid
- As in elude : verb avoid; escape
- As in evade : verb get away from
- As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
- When summer gets around I guess it's likely the next thing to hell.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Unaga » by Ridgwell Cullum
- His credit ain't much to boast of now, and when it gets around that I have drawn out, it won't improve.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of an American Citizen » by Robert Herrick
- “Why, he will very likely be my husband one of these days, when he gets around to it,” she explained frankly.
- Extract from : « Eve to the Rescue » by Ethel Hueston
- When he gets around to it, he can send me some money to further this work I am engaged on here.
- Extract from : « The Curved Blades » by Carolyn Wells
- Somehow I got twisted up in the shrubbery, and instead of goin' back the way I came, I gets around on the other corner.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- She gets around the ten year age limit because of the fact that she is the mascot of the Troop.
- Extract from : « The Girl Scout's Triumph » by Katherine Keene Galt
- Meanwhile Miss Leroy gets around to statin' the real reason why we're bein' honored.
- Extract from : « The House of Torchy » by Sewell Ford
- Then he knows she'd be awful sweet to a little baby and so next time he gets around he brings one to us.
- Extract from : « Suzanna Stirs the Fire » by Emily Calvin Blake
- His left foot was cut off in a trap, but he gets around nicely on one stump.
- Extract from : « Meg of Mystery Mountain » by Grace May North
- It will be a month old before he gets around to sound my heart action again, and he will have forgotten all about it by then.
- Extract from : « The Girls of Central High at Basketball » by Gertrude W. Morrison
Antonyms for gets around
- abet
- accept
- admire
- agree
- aid
- allow
- anger
- approve
- assist
- attach
- attract
- be direct
- be honest
- block
- bully
- calm
- cherish
- clarify
- clear up
- combine
- confront
- connect
- disagree
- disassociate
- disclose
- disconnect
- discourage
- disenchant
- disgust
- disjoin
- dissociate
- dissuade
- divide
- divulge
- do
- encounter
- encourage
- enlighten
- entice
- exclude
- explain
- expose
- face
- facilitate
- fail
- force
- forfeit
- forward
- free
- give in
- go direct
- go straight
- help
- inspirit
- invite
- irritate
- keep
- keep to
- lay bare
- leave alone
- let go
- let out
- liberate
- like
- lose
- love
- maintain
- make mad
- meet
- open
- order
- organize
- permit
- placate
- prevent
- release
- remain
- repel
- repulse
- reveal
- sanction
- separate
- sever
- show
- shun
- soothe
- stand up to
- stay
- stop
- straighten
- support
- surrender
- take on
- tell
- tell truth
- turn off
- uncover
- unite
- upset
- yield
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