Meaning & use
Sidesteps
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Moves aside to avoid something, or avoids dealing with a difficult issue directly.
See it in a sentence
The senator sidesteps every direct question about the scandal.
She sidesteps the puddle without breaking her stride.
A note on using this word
Originally a literal move in dance or boxing (stepping aside to avoid a blow); now used mostly in the figurative sense of avoiding a topic.
Words with a similar meaning
evadesdodges
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Words with an opposite meaning
confrontsaddresses
Another way to use it
2. noun
movements to one side, especially to avoid something
A quick sidestep kept him from being hit by the car.
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