Antonyms for dodgingdodg·ing

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1. evasion, escape, dodgingnoun

   nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

   "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"

   Synonyms:
   leakage, evasion, equivocation, nonpayment, turning away, dodge, escapism, shunning, flight, safety valve, escape, escape cock, leak, relief valve, avoidance, escape valve, scheme, outflow

2. dodge, dodging, schemenoun

   a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

   Synonyms:
   stratagem, avoidance, strategy, scheme, contrivance, system, escape, outline, evasion, shunning, schema, dodge, turning away

3. avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodgingnoun

   deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

   Synonyms:
   avoidance, scheme, escape, evasion, shunning, dodge, turning away

How to use dodging in a sentence?

1. Mehmet Oz:

   John Fetterman has been ducking, dodging these debates, which is insulting to the voters of Pennsylvania, and he has to own the reasons for his desire to avoid a debate with me. Either he's healthy, which he says he is, and doesn't want to answer for his radical positions in past statements, or he's lying about his health.

2. Jim Jones:

   His wife made a comment one time in a letter that she was tired of sitting around at home doing nothing, and he said, ‘Well, I’m tired of dodging these damn German shells.’ But that was the only time that he ever shared anything with her.

3. Martin Hojsik:

   The decision is an appalling failure and a great blow to the fight against poverty and injustice. Developing countries, which are losing billions of dollars a year to tax dodging, are not being given an equal say in fixing unjust global tax rules.

4. Quentin Fulks:

   Reverend Warnock is hopeful that Herschel Walker will finally stop dodging debates and show voters if Herschel Walker's really ready to represent Georgia.

5. Isang Smith:

   No games in the concrete jungle streets, be fully focused on cars, pedestrians and dodging piles of dog poo.

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