working around
Finding alternative paths
Working around means finding a way to bypass or avoid an obstacle rather than addressing it directly.
You work around a software bug by using an alternative method, or work around someone's schedule by adjusting your own: We can work around the construction by taking back roads.
The approach accepts the limitation and maneuvers past it.
- circumventingAvoiding by going around
- bending the rulesInterpreting guidelines loosely
- inventingCreating something novel
- adjustingAltering to correct
- mitigatingReducing harm or severity
troubleshooting · accommodating · making do · improvising · applying · navigating · bypassing · reimagining · thinking outside the box · modifying · jury-rigging · kludging · innovating · sidestepping · cutting corners · addressing · implementing · adapting
working aroundconfronting
Addressing directly
facing · attacking · engaging · taking on · standing up to
working aroundworking through
Addressing something systematically
overcoming · solving · breaking through · pushing through · eliminating
working aroundfollowing
Coming after another
obeying · abiding by · respecting · honoring · observing
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