SHORTCUTTING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

shortcutting

verb

present participle of shortcut

as in circumventing

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness are you sure there's no way to shortcut the entrance requirements?

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The then-head of the bank also was arrested for allegedly circumventing procedures in releasing the money to the charity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Fragmentation has allowed many powerful figures to get their message across by circumventing traditional media outlets whose questions many CEOs and politicians don’t want to answer.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of circumventing

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With progress on the full treaty apparently stalled, international negotiations have shifted their focus to discussing responsible behavior in space, such as avoiding the accumulation of space debris.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
In many cases, avoiding a bad decision is even more powerful than wanting to make a good one.

— David Cozzens, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of avoiding

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The second is a patch of stainless-steel microneedles that delivers those pulses into the body, bypassing the skin’s outermost, poorly conductive layer.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
The limited-time offer allows New Atlas readers to secure early access to Narwal’s lowest October Prime Day pricing ahead of the official sales event, bypassing the need to wait for the crowded shopping period.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of bypassing

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October 06, 2026 Optimism isn’t about ignoring problems or pretending everything will work out.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 6 Oct. 2026
Sutskever is the moral center of the film and grows increasingly uncomfortable as Altman forges ahead with complicated AI models that have learned how to lie, willfully ignoring risks.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of ignoring

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But his intensity in promoting movies while also evading any questions about his personal life could create a negative narrative for him.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
The decision by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI follows a raft of reports in recent months about AI agents behaving in unexpected ways, evading human guardrails or otherwise going rogue.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of evading

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