Sidestep Definition

sīdstĕp
sidestepped, sidestepping, sidesteps
verb
sidestepped, sidestepping, sidesteps
To avoid by or as by stepping aside; dodge.
To sidestep a difficulty.
Webster's New World
To dodge an issue or a responsibility.
American Heritage
To step to one side; take a side step or side steps.
Webster's New World
To evade; skirt.
Sidestep a difficult question.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
sidesteps
A step to one side.
American Heritage
An evasion of an issue or responsibility.
American Heritage

A motion, physical or metaphorical, to avoid or dodge something.

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Other Word Forms of Sidestep

Noun

Singular:
sidestep
Plural:
sidesteps

Origin of Sidestep

Sidestep Sentence Examples

  • Note also how I neatly sidestep real incisive journalism here.

  • However, the actions of circus troupe Cirque du Soleil do, I feel, warrant this sidestep.

  • She 's wise to sidestep the issue, of course.

  • Against this backdrop rumors are circulating of ministerial attempts to sidestep a debate at party conference.

  • Burnett 's versatility helped sidestep the problem of a predictable format.

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Words Starting With

SSISID

Words Ending With

PEPTEP

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Words Starting With S and Ending With P

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With S8 Letter Words Ending With P