gotten around

Avoided the obstacle

Gotten around covers several ideas about movement and avoidance.

To get around is to move from place to place: She gets around town on her bike.

It also means to circumvent or evade: They found a way to get around the regulations.

News or rumors that have gotten around have spread widely: Word has gotten around that he's leaving.

To have gotten around suggests sexual experience with multiple partners—sometimes admiring, sometimes dismissive: She's really gotten around.

Related

circumvented · circulated · spread · disseminated · managed · coped · found a way · propagated · made the rounds · escaped · sidestepped · globetrotted · eluded · roamed · improvised · adjusted · wandered · shared

Opposites
directness of approach

gotten aroundtackled

Engaged with forcefully

addressed · confronted · dealt with · taken on · obeyed

mobility/travel

gotten aroundstayed put

Continued in place

stagnated

task completion

gotten aroundput off

To postpone action

procrastinated · neglected · postponed · delayed · avoided

Family

gotten, around, getting, begotten, forgot, forgotten, forgettable, unforgettable

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG