Meaning & use
dodging
Moving quickly to avoid being hit, caught, or noticed by someone or something.
See it in a sentence
He spent the whole match dodging tackles and racing toward the goal.
She's been dodging my calls ever since she borrowed the money.
A note on using this word
Dodging works for both physical movement and figurative avoidance, such as dodging a question or responsibility.
Words with a similar meaning
evadingavoiding
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
confronting
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