1. (noun) contrivance, stratagem, dodge
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
Synonyms: gambit, stratagem, devisal, convenience, scheme, ploy, gismo, widget, dodging, contrivance, gadget, appliance, lash-up, contraption, dodge, gizmo
2. (noun) dodge
a quick evasive movement
Synonyms: scheme, contrivance, dodging, stratagem
3. (verb) dodge, dodging, scheme
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
Synonyms: stratagem, avoidance, strategy, scheme, contrivance, system, dodging, escape, outline, evasion, shunning, schema, dodge, turning away
4. (verb) dodge
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
Synonyms: parry, circumvent, evade, hedge, elude, fudge, put off, skirt, sidestep, duck
5. (verb) dodge
move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
Synonyms: parry, circumvent, evade, hedge, elude, fudge, put off, skirt, sidestep, duck
6. (verb) hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Synonyms: put over, circumvent, set back, dip, turn off, confuse, sidestep, cook, douse, overreach, beat, surround, dishearten, hold over, hem in, environ, defer, outfox, deflect, parry, dodge, remit, fake, duck, border, flurry, prorogue, block, outsmart, hedge, manipulate, put off, evade, falsify, table, misrepresent, postpone, hedge in, shelve, beleaguer, elude, disconcert, ring, wangle, escape, fudge, outwit, besiege, bilk, skirt
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Synonyms and Antonyms of dodge 
