sidesteppers
Those who evade
Sidesteppers are people or things that sidestep—that avoid or evade something by stepping aside, literally or figuratively.
The term often carries a note of criticism, suggesting evasion of responsibility or direct confrontation: The committee was full of sidesteppers who wouldn't commit to anything.
In sports, sidesteppers are players skilled at dodging opponents with lateral movement.
Act of escaping detection
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- circumventAvoid by going around
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
deflect · swerve · parry · duck · escape · shirk · shun · eschew
Quick and light-moving
- quickMoving with speed
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
balance · lightfooted · fleet · spry · athletic · reactive · maneuverable · evasive
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
flanking · positioning · evasive · outmaneuvering · anticipation · adaptation · countermove · deception
evasion
Act of escaping detection
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- circumventAvoid by going around
bypass · deflect · swerve · parry · duck · escape · shirk · shun · eschew · avert
nimble
Quick and light-moving
coordination · balance · lightfooted · fleet · spry · athletic · reactive · maneuverable · evasive · graceful
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
ploy · flanking · positioning · evasive · outmaneuvering · anticipation · adaptation · countermove · deception · diversion
reggae
Jamaican offbeat music style
toasting · ragga · Jamaica · dancefloor · soundsystem · rewind · clash · skanking · wine · gyration
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
quickstep · flamenco · samba · mambo · cha-cha · foxtrot · jive · pasodoble · waltz · merengue
sidestepperstacklers
Those who down opponents
challengers · truth-tellers · attackers · straight shooters · straight-shooters
sidestepperschargers
Power-restoring devices or warhorses
advancers · bulldozers · plungers · oncomers