creative workaround
Inventive problem solution
A creative workaround is an inventive solution that bypasses a problem rather than solving it directly.
The phrase implies resourcefulness in the face of constraints—technical limitations, bureaucratic obstacles, or broken systems: We couldn't get approval through normal channels, so we found a creative workaround.
The term often carries a note of admiration for clever problem-solving, though it can also suggest the underlying system needs fixing.
- hackShortcut or breach
- life hackInformal efficiency trick
- improvisePerform without preparation
- kludgeAwkward but functional solution
- jury-rigImprovise temporary repair
MacGyver · jerry rig · shortcut · corner cutting · bypass · loophole · work the system · clever · ingenious · thinking outside the box · trick · solution · pivot · adapt · duct-tape · quick fix · patchwork · resourceful
creative workaroundgiving up
Choosing to stop trying
resignation · capitulation · surrender · throwing in the towel · admitting defeat
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