The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EVADES , but the solution may also be ELUDES which is one of the most recent solution (2007 in USA Today).
Circumvents crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EVADES | 45 % | 6 |
| ELUDES | 36 % | 6 |
| DEFEATS | 9 % | 7 |
| OUTWITS | 9 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Circumvents
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- evade
- dodge
- elude
- sidestep
- put off
- outfox
- outwit
- outsmart
- beleaguer
- besiege
- overreach
- duck
Crossword Answer definitions
EVADES verb- To get away from by cunning; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to cleverly escape from
- To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.
- To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result EVADES
More clues leading to the result ELUDES
- Shakes a tail, maybe
- Stays out of reach
- Gets away from
- Gets around
- Dodges
- Gives the slip
- Sneaks past
- Escapes one's understanding
- Ducks
- Loses, as a tail
More clues leading to the result DEFEATS
- Votes down
- Conquers
- Gets the better of
- Takes down
- Vanquishes
- Overcomes in battle
- Outplays
- What Lohengrin does to Telramund.
- Circumvents.
- Frustrates.