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leading on merry chase synonyms

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abstain
avert
bypass
circumlocute
circumvent
deflect
desist
ditch
divert
dodge
duck
elude
escape
eschew
evade
fake out
fend off
flee
give the slip
hide
hold off
jump
keep clear

addle
amaze
astound
befuddle
bewilder
buffalo
confound
confuse
daze
disconcert
dumbfound
elude
embarrass
faze
floor
get
mix up
muddle
mystify
nonplus
puzzle
rattle
stick

cramp
crimp
demur
desist
dodge
evade
flinch
hesitate
recoil
refuse
resist
shirk
shrink from
shy
turn down
upset apple cart

beat around bush

avoid
baffle
balk
beg the question
bypass
cavil
circumvent
conceal
confuse
cop out
deceive
decline
dodge
double
duck
elude
equivocate
escape
eschew
fence
fend off
flee
fly

beg the question

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
flip-flop
fudge
give run around
hedge
hem and haw
jive

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
sidestep
skirt
take back road
wink at

avoid
beat
beguile
bilk
bypass
circumnavigate
cramp
crimp
deceive
detour
disappoint
dodge
dupe
elude
ensnare
entrap
escape
evade
foil
frustrate
get around
hoodwink
outflank

beard
burrow
bury
cache
camouflage
cloak
couch
cover
cover up
dissemble
ditch
duck
ensconce
enshroud
harbor
hole up
keep dark
keep secret
lie low
lurk
mask
masquerade
obscure

abash
addle
amaze
astonish
baffle
becloud
bedevil
befuddle
bemuse
cloud
clutter
complicate
confound
darken
daze
demoralize
discomfit
discompose
disconcert
discountenance
disorient
distract
embarrass

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
double-cross
dupe
ensnare
entrap
fake
falsify

abatement
backsliding
comedown
cropper
decay
decrepitude
degeneracy
degeneration
descent
deterioration
devolution
diminution
dissolution
dive
downfall
downgrade
downturn
drop
dwindling
ebb
ebbing
enfeeblement
failing

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
two times
twofold

bend
bob
bow
crouch
dip
dive
dodge
double
elude
escape
evade
fence
lower
lurch
move to side
parry
plunge
shirk
shun
shy
sidestep
stoop
submerge

baffle
be beyond someone
beat around the bush
bilk
circumvent
confound
cop out
ditch
dodge
double
duck
eschew
evade
flee
fly
foil
frustrate
get around
get away from
give the runaround
give the slip
give wide berth to
hem and haw

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
fib
flip-flop
fudge
give run around
hedge
hem and haw

AWOL
abdication
avoidance
beat
bolt
break
breakout
bypassing
circumvention
decampment
deliverance
departure
desertion
disappearance
dodging
ducking
elopement
elusion
elusiveness
eschewal
evasion
evasiveness
extrication

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
shun
shy
shy away from
steer clear of
swear off

backstop
balustrade
bar
barbed wire
barricade
block
boards
chains
cyclone
defense
dike
guard
hedge
net
paling
palisade
pickets
posts
rail
railing
rampart
roadblock
shield

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
resist
snub
spurn
stave off
turn aside
ward off

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
get the hell out
hotfoot
jump
leave
make a getaway
make off

aviate
barnstorm
bend the throttle
buzz
circle
circumnavigate
climb
control
cross
dart
dash
dive
drift
flat-hat
fleet
flit
float
flutter
glide
hop
hover
hurry
jet

avoid
color
cook up
dodge
embellish
embroider
equivocate
evade
exaggerate
falsify
hedge
magnify
overstate
pad
patch
shuffle
slant
stall

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
skirt
take back road
wink at

give the runaround

baffle
be beyond someone
beat around the bush
bilk
circumvent
confound
cop out
ditch
dodge
double
duck
eschew
evade
flee
fly
foil
frustrate
get around
get away from
give the slip
give wide berth to
hem and haw
not touch

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
hold back
hole up
hush up
keep from
keep secret
lie low

avoid
baffle
balk
beat around bush
beg the question
bypass
cavil
circumvent
conceal
confuse
cop out
deceive
decline
dodge
double
duck
elude
equivocate
escape
eschew
fence
fend off
flee

abstain
avert
bypass
circumlocute
circumvent
deflect
desist
ditch
divert
dodge
duck
elude
escape
eschew
evade
fake out
fend off
flee
give the slip
hide
hold off
jump
keep clear

lead on a merry chase

avoid
baffle
balk
beat around bush
beg the question
bypass
cavil
circumvent
conceal
confuse
cop out
deceive
decline
dodge
double
duck
elude
equivocate
escape
eschew
fence
fend off
flee

aspersion
backbiting
calumniation
calumny
deceit
deception
defamation
detraction
dishonesty
disinformation
distortion
evasion
fable
fabrication
falsehood
falseness
falsification
falsity
fib
fiction
forgery
fraudulence
guile

anticipate
avoid
block
bypass
deflect
dodge
duck
elude
en garde
evade
fence
fend off
forestall
hold at bay
preclude
prevent
rebuff
rebuke
repel
repulse
resist
shirk
shun

abjure
abnegate
avoid
cease
constrain
curb
decline
deny oneself
do without
eschew
evade
fast
fence-sit
forbear
forgo
give the go by
give up
go on the wagon
keep from
pass
quit
refrain
refuse

act
affect
allege
assume
be deceitful
be hypocritical
beguile
bluff
cheat
claim
claim falsely
counterfeit
cozen
deceive
delude
dissemble
dissimulate
dupe
fake out
feign
fish
fool
fudge

beat around the bush
beg the question
belie
cavil
con
distort
dodge
equivocate
evade
exaggerate
fabricate
falsify
fib
garble
hedge
invent
jive
lie
misrepresent
misspeak
palter
phony up
put on

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
sit on the fence
skirt
skulk
slide
slink
slip

adjourn
dally
dawdle
dillydally
drag one's feet
hold off
hold over
lag
lay over
linger
loiter
poke
postpone
prorogue
put back
reschedule
retard
shelve
stay
suspend
tarry
trail

about-face
alteration
bend
change
changeover
conversion
deflection
deviation
displacement
double
fault
modification
move
passage
permutation
rearrangement
removal
shifting
substitution
tack
transfer
transference
transformation

bypass
cheat
creep
dodge
dog
duck
elude
eschew
evade
fence
get around
goldbrick
lie down on job
lurk
malinger
parry
pussyfoot
quit
shuffle off
shun
sidestep
skulk
slack

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
have no part of
have nothing to do with
hide out
keep away from
keep clear of
neglect

afraid
apprehensive
averse
backward
bashful
cautious
chary
circumspect
conscious
coy
demure
diffident
disinclined
distrustful
fearful
hesitant
humble
indisposed
introvert
introverted
loath
loner
modest

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
shake off
shirk
skip out on
skirt
weasel

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
jump
leave
make a break
make off
make scarce
pull out

abstain
avert
bypass
circumlocute
circumvent
deflect
desist
ditch
divert
dodge
duck
elude
escape
eschew
evade
fake out
fend off
flee
give the slip
hide
hold off
jump
keep clear

apostatize
defect
equivocate
hedge
renounce
shift
shuffle

ambush
artifice
blind
bluff
casuistry
cheat
chicanery
circumvention
con
concealment
conspiracy
conundrum
cover
deception
decoy
delusion
device
disguise
distortion
dodge
double-dealing
duplicity
equivocation

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
stool pigeon
stoolie
tattler
tattletale
tipster
turncoat

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