Synonyms for sidestepping
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sahyd-step |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪdˌstɛp |
Top 10 synonyms for sidestepping Other synonyms for the word sidestepping
Définition of sidestepping
Origin :- also side-step, 1757, "a stepping to the side" (originally in military drill), from side (adj.) + step (n.). The verb is recorded from 1895; the figurative sense is attested from 1900.
- verb dodge
- There is no question of sidestepping the difficulty: it must be surmounted.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- To question the nobility of the Hazlitt soul would be a sidestepping.
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- Norton taunted him, his blood running hot with the fierce wish to have done with sidestepping and procrastination.
- Extract from : « The Bells of San Juan » by Jackson Gregory
- Their coolness and dexterity in sidestepping the mad rushes of the bull are wonderful.
- Extract from : « Europe from a Motor Car » by Russell Richardson
- It was much more reassuring than to stand poised in a narrow trail with no possibility of sidestepping a charge.
- Extract from : « In Africa » by John T. McCutcheon
- Sidestepping to avoid one of his rushes, Blaine brought up a terrible uppercut that ended flush upon the Llott's jaw.
- Extract from : « The Copper-Clad World » by Harl Vincent
- Sidestepping him, Jerry pulled several bonds of large denomination from the envelope.
- Extract from : « Whispering Walls » by Mildred A. Wirt
- Then, with a bellow, he rushed upon Roy, who contented himself by sidestepping the furious onslaught.
- Extract from : « The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly » by Margaret Burnham
Antonyms for sidestepping
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