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
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'dodge'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. dodge A contrivance or device may be either good or bad. A cheat is a mean advantage in a bargain; a fraud, any form of covert robbery or injury. Imposture is a deceitful contrivance for securi Synonyms: artifice, art, craft, finesse, invention, stratagem, blind, cunning, fraud, machination, subterfuge, cheat, device, guile, maneuver, trick, contrivance, dodge, imposture, ruse, wile Antonyms: artlessness, frankness, ingenuousness, openness, sincerity, candor, guilelessness, innocence, simplicity, truth, fairness, honesty
Synonyms for dodge 
