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Detailed Synonyms for dodging in English

dodging:

dodging [the ~] nomen

  1. the dodging
    – deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening 1
    the avoidance; the shunning; the turning away; the dodging
    – deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening 1
  2. the dodging
    – nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do 1
    the escape; the evasion; the dodging
    – nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do 1
    • escape [the ~] nomen
      • that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive1
    • evasion [the ~] nomen
      • his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible1
    • dodging [the ~] nomen
  3. the dodging
    – a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery 1
    the scheme; the dodge; the dodging
    – a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery 1

Alternate Synonyms for "dodging":


Related Definitions for "dodging":

  1. deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening1
  2. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do1
  3. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery1

dodging form of dodge:

to dodge verb (dodges, dodged, dodging)

  1. to dodge
    to lie
    – tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive 1
    • lie verb (lies, lay, lying)
      • Don't lie to your parents1
      • She lied when she told me she was only 291
    to dodge; to cheat
    • dodge verb (dodges, dodged, dodging)
    • cheat verb (cheats, cheated, cheating)
  2. to dodge
    – make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid 1
    to dodge
    – make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid 1
    • dodge verb (dodges, dodged, dodging)
      • The child dodged the teacher's blow1
  3. to dodge
    – move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course 1
    to dodge
    – move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course 1
    • dodge verb (dodges, dodged, dodging)
      • the pickpocket dodged through the crowd1

Conjugations for dodge:

present
  1. dodge
  2. dodge
  3. dodges
  4. dodge
  5. dodge
  6. dodge
simple past
  1. dodged
  2. dodged
  3. dodged
  4. dodged
  5. dodged
  6. dodged
present perfect
  1. have dodged
  2. have dodged
  3. has dodged
  4. have dodged
  5. have dodged
  6. have dodged
past continuous
  1. was dodging
  2. were dodging
  3. was dodging
  4. were dodging
  5. were dodging
  6. were dodging
future
  1. shall dodge
  2. will dodge
  3. will dodge
  4. shall dodge
  5. will dodge
  6. will dodge
continuous present
  1. am dodging
  2. are dodging
  3. is dodging
  4. are dodging
  5. are dodging
  6. are dodging
subjunctive
  1. be dodged
  2. be dodged
  3. be dodged
  4. be dodged
  5. be dodged
  6. be dodged
diverse
  1. dodge!
  2. let's dodge!
  3. dodged
  4. dodging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

dodge [the ~] nomen

  1. the dodge
    the dodge; the cleverness; the wiliness; the smartness
  2. the dodge
    the lure; the dodge; the ruse
  3. the dodge
    – a quick evasive movement 1
    the dodge
    – a quick evasive movement 1
  4. the dodge
    – an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade 1
    the dodge; the stratagem; the contrivance
    – an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade 1
    • dodge [the ~] nomen
    • stratagem [the ~] nomen
    • contrivance [the ~] nomen
      • his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track1
  5. the dodge
    – a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery 1
    the scheme; the dodge; the dodging
    – a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery 1

Related Words for "dodge":

  • dodging, dodges

Alternate Synonyms for "dodge":


Related Definitions for "dodge":

  1. a quick evasive movement1
  2. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade1
  3. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery1
  4. make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid1
    • The child dodged the teacher's blow1
  5. move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course1
    • the pickpocket dodged through the crowd1