Synonyms for bypass

Synonyms for (noun) bypass

Synonyms: beltway, bypass, ring road, ringway

Definition: a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

Similar words: highway, main road

Definition: a major road for any form of motor transport


Synonyms: shunt, bypass, electrical shunt

Definition: a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

Similar words: conductor

Definition: a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.


Synonyms: bypass

Definition: a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

Similar words: shunt

Definition: a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another

Usage: an arteriovenus shunt


Synonyms for (verb) bypass

Synonyms: get around, go around, bypass, short-circuit

Definition: avoid something unpleasant or laborious

Usage: You cannot bypass these rules!

Similar words: avoid

Definition: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

Usage: Her former friends now avoid her


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