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beat around bush synonyms
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- abstain
- avert
- bypass
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- deflect
- desist
- ditch
- divert
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- fake out
- fend off
- addle
- amaze
- astound
- befuddle
- bewilder
- buffalo
- confound
- confuse
- daze
- disconcert
- dumbfound
- elude
- embarrass
- faze
- floor
- get
- mix up
- cramp
- crimp
- demur
- desist
- dodge
- evade
- flinch
- hesitate
- recoil
- refuse
- resist
- shirk
- shrink from
- shy
- turn down
- upset apple cart
- beat around the bush
- blow hot and cold
- cavil
- cloud the issue
- con
- cop a plea
- cop out
- cover up
- dodge
- double-talk
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- falsify
- fence
- fib
- blink at
- burke
- circumnavigate
- circumvent
- depart from
- detour
- deviate from
- finesse
- get around
- go around
- go around the barn
- ignore
- let go
- neglect
- omit
- outflank
- pass around
- avoid
- beat
- beguile
- bilk
- bypass
- circumnavigate
- cramp
- crimp
- deceive
- detour
- disappoint
- dodge
- dupe
- elude
- ensnare
- entrap
- escape
- beard
- burrow
- bury
- cache
- camouflage
- cloak
- couch
- cover
- cover up
- dissemble
- ditch
- duck
- ensconce
- enshroud
- harbor
- hole up
- keep dark
- abash
- addle
- amaze
- astonish
- baffle
- becloud
- bedevil
- befuddle
- bemuse
- cloud
- clutter
- complicate
- confound
- darken
- daze
- demoralize
- discomfit
- back down
- back off
- back out
- backpedal
- desert
- dodge
- excuse
- give the slip
- have alibi
- rationalize
- renege
- renounce
- revoke
- skip
- use pretext
- welsh
- withdraw
- bamboozle
- beat
- beat out of
- beguile
- betray
- bilk
- buffalo
- burn
- cheat
- circumvent
- clip
- con
- cozen
- cross up
- defraud
- delude
- disappoint
- abatement
- backsliding
- comedown
- cropper
- decay
- decrepitude
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- descent
- deterioration
- devolution
- diminution
- dissolution
- dive
- downfall
- downgrade
- downturn
- contrivance
- device
- machination
- method
- plan
- plot
- ploy
- ruse
- scheme
- stratagem
- strategy
- subterfuge
- wile
- as much again
- bifold
- binary
- binate
- coupled
- dual
- dualistic
- duple
- duplex
- duplicate
- duplicated
- geminate
- paired
- repeated
- second
- twice
- twin
- bend
- bob
- bow
- crouch
- dip
- dive
- dodge
- double
- elude
- escape
- evade
- fence
- lower
- lurch
- move to side
- parry
- plunge
- baffle
- be beyond someone
- beat around the bush
- bilk
- circumvent
- confound
- cop out
- ditch
- dodge
- double
- duck
- eschew
- evade
- flee
- fly
- foil
- frustrate
- beat around the bush
- beg the question
- blow hot and cold
- cavil
- cloud the issue
- con
- cop a plea
- cop out
- cover up
- dodge
- double-talk
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- falsify
- fence
- AWOL
- abdication
- avoidance
- beat
- bolt
- break
- breakout
- bypassing
- circumvention
- decampment
- deliverance
- departure
- desertion
- disappearance
- dodging
- ducking
- elopement
- abandon
- abjure
- abstain
- avoid
- double
- duck
- elude
- evade
- forgo
- forswear
- give up
- have no truck with
- let well enough alone
- not touch
- refrain
- renounce
- sacrifice
- backstop
- balustrade
- bar
- barbed wire
- barricade
- block
- boards
- chains
- cyclone
- defense
- dike
- guard
- hedge
- net
- paling
- palisade
- pickets
- avert
- avoid
- beat off
- deflect
- drive back
- hold at bay
- keep at a distance
- keep at arm's length
- keep off
- parry
- rebuff
- rebuke
- rebut
- refuse
- reject
- repel
- repulse
- abscond
- avoid
- beat a hasty retreat
- blow
- bolt
- break
- cut and run
- cut out
- decamp
- depart
- desert
- elude
- evade
- fly
- fly the coop
- get
- get away
- aviate
- barnstorm
- bend the throttle
- buzz
- circle
- circumnavigate
- climb
- control
- cross
- dart
- dash
- dive
- drift
- flat-hat
- fleet
- flit
- float
- avoid
- color
- cook up
- dodge
- embellish
- embroider
- equivocate
- evade
- exaggerate
- falsify
- hedge
- magnify
- overstate
- pad
- patch
- shuffle
- slant
- blink at
- burke
- circumnavigate
- circumvent
- depart from
- detour
- deviate from
- finesse
- go around
- go around the barn
- ignore
- let go
- neglect
- omit
- outflank
- pass around
- sidestep
- baffle
- be beyond someone
- beat around the bush
- bilk
- circumvent
- confound
- cop out
- ditch
- dodge
- double
- duck
- eschew
- evade
- flee
- fly
- foil
- frustrate
- barrier
- bush
- enclosure
- fence
- guard
- hedgerow
- hurdle
- protection
- quickset
- screen
- shrubbery
- thicket
- windbreak
- adumbrate
- blot out
- bury
- cache
- camouflage
- cloak
- cover
- curtain
- disguise
- dissemble
- ditch
- duck
- eclipse
- ensconce
- go into hiding
- go underground
- harbor
- avoid
- baffle
- balk
- beat around bush
- beg the question
- bypass
- cavil
- circumvent
- conceal
- confuse
- cop out
- deceive
- decline
- dodge
- double
- duck
- elude
- abstain
- avert
- bypass
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- deflect
- desist
- ditch
- divert
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- fake out
- fend off
- avoid
- baffle
- balk
- beat around bush
- beg the question
- bypass
- cavil
- circumvent
- conceal
- confuse
- cop out
- deceive
- decline
- dodge
- double
- duck
- elude
- aspersion
- backbiting
- calumniation
- calumny
- deceit
- deception
- defamation
- detraction
- dishonesty
- disinformation
- distortion
- evasion
- fable
- fabrication
- falsehood
- falseness
- falsification
- anticipate
- avoid
- block
- bypass
- deflect
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- en garde
- evade
- fence
- fend off
- forestall
- hold at bay
- preclude
- prevent
- rebuff
- abjure
- abnegate
- avoid
- cease
- constrain
- curb
- decline
- deny oneself
- do without
- eschew
- evade
- fast
- fence-sit
- forbear
- forgo
- give the go by
- give up
- act
- affect
- allege
- assume
- be deceitful
- be hypocritical
- beguile
- bluff
- cheat
- claim
- claim falsely
- counterfeit
- cozen
- deceive
- delude
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- beat around the bush
- beg the question
- belie
- cavil
- con
- distort
- dodge
- equivocate
- evade
- exaggerate
- fabricate
- falsify
- fib
- garble
- hedge
- invent
- jive
- avoid
- be noncommittal
- beat around the bush
- creep
- dodge
- duck the issues
- equivocate
- evade
- glide
- hedge
- hem and haw
- lurk
- play it close to the vest
- prevaricate
- prowl
- shuffle
- sidestep
- adjourn
- dally
- dawdle
- dillydally
- drag one's feet
- hold off
- hold over
- lag
- lay over
- linger
- loiter
- poke
- postpone
- prorogue
- put back
- reschedule
- retard
- about-face
- alteration
- bend
- change
- changeover
- conversion
- deflection
- deviation
- displacement
- double
- fault
- modification
- move
- passage
- permutation
- rearrangement
- removal
- bypass
- cheat
- creep
- dodge
- dog
- duck
- elude
- eschew
- evade
- fence
- get around
- goldbrick
- lie down on job
- lurk
- malinger
- parry
- pussyfoot
- discard
- ditch
- husk
- jettison
- peel
- pod
- remove
- shed
- shell
- strip
- worthless
- drag
- limp
- muddle
- pad
- scrape
- scuff
- scuffle
- shamble
- straggle
- stumble
- trail
- bilk
- cold-shoulder
- cut
- decline
- despise
- disdain
- ditch
- dodge
- double
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- get around
- give a wide berth
- give the runaround
- afraid
- apprehensive
- averse
- backward
- bashful
- cautious
- chary
- circumspect
- conscious
- coy
- demure
- diffident
- disinclined
- distrustful
- fearful
- hesitant
- humble
- avoid
- bypass
- dance around
- ditch
- duck
- elude
- escape
- evade
- fudge
- get around
- get out of
- give the slip
- go around
- juke
- pussyfoot
- put the move on
- shake
- abscond
- bolt
- decamp
- disappear
- escape
- flee
- fly
- go secretly
- go to Gretna Green
- leave
- run off
- skip
- slip away
- steal away
- beat it
- bolt
- break
- clear out
- cut and run
- decamp
- disappear
- dog it
- duck out
- escape
- fade
- flee
- fly the coop
- get
- go AWOL
- go south
- hightail
- abstain
- avert
- bypass
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- deflect
- desist
- ditch
- divert
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- fake out
- fend off
- apostatize
- defect
- equivocate
- hedge
- renounce
- shift
- shuffle
- ambush
- artifice
- blind
- bluff
- casuistry
- cheat
- chicanery
- circumvention
- con
- concealment
- conspiracy
- conundrum
- cover
- deception
- decoy
- delusion
- device
- change
- change one's mind
- equivocate
- flip-flop
- vacillate
- yo-yo
- betrayer
- blabbermouth
- canary
- deceiver
- deep throat
- double-crosser
- fink
- informant
- informer
- narc
- nark
- rat
- sneak
- snitch
- snitcher
- source
- squealer
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