dodging
nounHow many syllables in dodging?
There are 2 syllables in the word dodging.How to pronounce dodging:
Definition of dodging:
- dodging (noun):
- an act of evading by sudden bodily movement
- a way of avoiding something difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant
- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do.
Synonyms for dodging:
avoidance
carelessness
circumvention
cop-out
dodge
ducking
eluding
elusion
escape
escape mechanism
eschewal
eschewing
evasion
goldbricking
goofing off
malingering
neglect
negligence
non-payment
nonperformance
out
scheme
shaking
shirking
shunning
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Antonyms for dodging:
confrontation
facing
frankness
honesty
meeting
openness
reality
truth
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