dodged

Definitions

Avoided someone or something by a sudden quick movement.

Evaded or escaped a duty, question, or responsibility through cunning or trickery.

Examples

The boxer dodged the incoming punch with lightning-fast reflexes.

She skillfully dodged the difficult question by changing the subject.

Synonyms

evaded avoided sidestepped ducked eluded shunned bypassed

Antonyms

confronted faced encountered met accepted engaged approached