Meaning & use
sidestep
To move quickly to one side to avoid something, or to avoid dealing with a difficult question or issue.
See it in a sentence
The boxer sidestepped the punch and countered with a quick jab of his own.
The senator sidestepped the reporter's question about the controversial vote.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense, avoiding a topic, is at least as common today as the literal sense of stepping aside physically.
Words with a similar meaning
dodgeevade
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Words with an opposite meaning
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