dodgings
Quick sidestep movements
Dodgings is the plural of dodging—instances of evading or avoiding something.
Dodge suggests quick, evasive movement to escape contact or detection: His dodgings grew more desperate as the questions got harder.
The word often implies repeated or multiple acts of avoidance: a history of tax dodgings, the dodgings and weavings of a boxer.
Skillfully keeping away from
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
- eludingEscaping or avoiding skillfully
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
shirking · skirting · bypassing · circumventing · deflecting · parrying · sidestepping · outmaneuvering
Intentional focus manipulation
- feintingDeceptive combat maneuver
- fakingSimulating something false
- bluffingDeceiving about one's position
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
diverting · distracting · decoys · ruses · subterfuge · trickery · obfuscation · equivocation
Turning sharply aside
- duckingBending to avoid impact
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- dartingMoving suddenly, swiftly
feinting · bobbing · juking · pivoting · slipping · dipping · twisting · lunging
Skillful directional control
- flankingAt the sides of
- repositioningMoving to new spot
- advancingMoving in forward direction
- retreatingMoving back from advance
disengaging · regrouping · encircling · ambushing · feints · skirmishing · withdrawing · breakaway
evading
Skillfully keeping away from
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
- eludingEscaping or avoiding skillfully
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
shunning · shirking · skirting · bypassing · circumventing · deflecting · parrying · sidestepping · outmaneuvering · outwitting
misdirection
Intentional focus manipulation
- feintingDeceptive combat maneuver
- fakingSimulating something false
- bluffingDeceiving about one's position
misleading · diverting · distracting · decoys · ruses · subterfuge · trickery · obfuscation · equivocation · prevarication
swerving
Turning sharply aside
- duckingBending to avoid impact
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
darting · feinting · bobbing · juking · pivoting · slipping · dipping · twisting · lunging · veering
maneuvering
Skillful directional control
- flankingAt the sides of
- repositioningMoving to new spot
- advancingMoving in forward direction
retreating · disengaging · regrouping · encircling · ambushing · feints · skirmishing · withdrawing · breakaway · extraction
dodgingsconfrontations
Direct hostile encounters
facings · engagements · meetings · stand-offs · clashes
dodgingsacceptances
Affirmative replies received
acknowledgments · admissions · welcomings · takings · submissions
dodgingsconfrontations
Direct hostile encounters
facings · engagements · encounters · tackling · addressing
- dodging a bulletNarrowly avoiding harm
- draft dodgingAvoiding mandatory military service
- fare dodgingTraveling without valid ticket