sidesteps
Evades by shifting
Sidesteps are movements to the side, avoiding something directly ahead.
The word usually appears as a verb: to sidestep is to step aside to avoid collision or contact, or figuratively to evade a question, responsibility, or difficulty: He sidestepped the reporter's question about the scandal.
She sidestepped the puddle.
Escape by cunning
- circumventAvoid by going around
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- skirtWaist-hung lower garment
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
elude · duck · avert · deflect · parry · escape · shirk · ignore
Point of rotation
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- lateralOf the side
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
feint · juke · crossover · cut · slip · shift · quickstep · footwork
Deceptive mock attack
- fakeNot the real thing
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- diversionRedirection of attention
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
bluff · ploy · ruse · sleight · smokescreen · decoy · distraction · trickery
Spicy tomato condiment
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- foxtrotSmooth partner dance
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
swing · jive · quickstep · cha-cha · mambo · samba · merengue · bachata
Deliberate tactical movement
- tacticPlanned action for advantage
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- countermoveResponding strategic action
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
contingency · adaptation · repositioning · flanking · positioning · anticipation · outmaneuvering · chess
evade
Escape by cunning
- circumventAvoid by going around
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- skirtWaist-hung lower garment
dodge · elude · duck · avert · deflect · parry · escape · shirk · ignore · abstain
pivot
Point of rotation
weave · feint · juke · crossover · cut · slip · shift · quickstep · footwork · maneuver
feint
Deceptive mock attack
- fakeNot the real thing
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- diversionRedirection of attention
subterfuge · bluff · ploy · ruse · sleight · smokescreen · decoy · distraction · trickery · evasion
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
ballroom · swing · jive · quickstep · cha-cha · mambo · samba · merengue · bachata · choreography
maneuver
Deliberate tactical movement
- tacticPlanned action for advantage
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- countermoveResponding strategic action
workaround · contingency · adaptation · repositioning · flanking · positioning · anticipation · outmaneuvering · chess · negotiation
sidestepsadvances
Forward movements or progress
walks into · closes in · charges · moves forward · proceeds