" got around "

1: to achieve a victory over;

  * e.g., " ... somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat,

•  bested,

•  conquered,

•  defeated,

•  did down,

•  dispatched,

•  got,

•  licked,

•  mastered,

•  overbore,

•  overcame,

•  overmatched,

•  prevailed (over),

•  skunked,

•  stopped,

•  subdued,

•  surmounted,

•  took,

•  trimmed,

•  triumphed (over),

•  upended,

•  won (against),

•  worsted

•  Antonyms : 

•  lost (to)

2: to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness;

  * e.g., " ... somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat,

•  bypassed,

•  circumvented,

•  dodged,

•  shortcut,

•  sidestepped,

•  skirted

•  Antonyms : 

•  complied (with),

•  followed,

•  kept,

•  obeyed,

•  observed

3: to become known;

  * e.g., " ... word of the discovery of gold quickly got around "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broke,

•  came out,

•  circulated,

•  got about,

•  got out,

•  got round,

•  leaked (out),

•  outed,

•  spread

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to achieve a victory over;

  * e.g., " ... somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat,

•  best,

•  conquer,

•  defeat,

•  dispatch,

•  do down,

•  get,

•  lick,

•  master,

•  overbear,

•  overcome,

•  overmatch,

•  prevail (over),

•  skunk,

•  stop,

•  subdue,

•  surmount,

•  take,

•  trim,

•  triumph (over),

•  upend,

•  win (against),

•  worst

•  Antonyms : 

•  lose (to)

2: to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness;

  * e.g., " ... somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat,

•  bypass,

•  circumvent,

•  dodge,

•  shortcut,

•  sidestep,

•  skirt

•  Antonyms : 

•  comply (with),

•  follow,

•  keep,

•  obey,

•  observe

3: to become known;

  * e.g., " ... word of the discovery of gold quickly got around "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break,

•  circulate,

•  come out,

•  get about,

•  get out,

•  get round,

•  leak (out),

•  out,

•  spread

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in got down (to), got round (to);

•  Synonyms : 

•  got down (to),

•  got round (to),

•  established,

•  fathered,

•  founded,

•  instituted,

•  organized,

•  pioneered,

•  set up,

•  spawned,

•  adopted,

•  embraced,

•  took on,

•  took up,

•  created,

•  generated,

•  inaugurated,

•  initiated,

•  innovated,

•  invented,

•  originated,

•  began,

•  commenced,

•  embarked (on or upon),

•  entered (into or upon),

•  fell (to),

•  got off,

•  kicked off,

•  launched,

•  led off,

•  opened,

•  started,

•  struck (into)

•  Antonyms : 

•  concluded,

•  ended,

•  finished,

•  terminated,

•  ceased,

•  desisted,

•  discontinued,

•  halted,

•  knocked off,

•  laid off,

•  quit,

•  stopped,

•  closed,

•  completed,

•  abandoned,

•  forsook,

•  left,

•  abolished,

•  demolished,

•  destroyed,

•  exterminated,

•  extinguished,

•  phased out