BYPASS Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

bypass 1 of 2

verb

Definition of bypass next

as in to circumvent

to avoid by going around we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in to ignore

to fail to give proper attention to a serious news event that was bypassed by the mainstream media so that they could concentrate on celebrity gossip

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in to avoid

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness you can bypass the graduation requirements if you do enough extra credit

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

bypass

2 of 2

Examples of bypass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The vulnerabilities, which the company says have all been patched, could be exploited by attackers to bypass an unpatched ATM's hard drive encryption and take full control of the machine. —

Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024 Rather than confront Russian units head-on, advanced Ukrainian units bypassed them, cutting them off. —

Tim Lister, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024

Noun

These severe flood conditions have caused what experts call bypasses in wastewater plants and caused untreated sewage to enter the Missouri River. —

Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2024 Politicians use tax havens to hide bribes and bypass disclosure laws, which means that anticorruption campaigners ought to join the fray. —

Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018 See all Example Sentences for bypass

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'bypass.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Cite this Entry

Style

“Bypass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypass. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.

Copy Citation

Last Updated: 13 Sep 2024 - Updated example sentences

Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.

Can you solve 4 words at once?

Word of the Day

nebula

See Definitions and Examples »

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Synonyms of bypass

verb

noun

Examples of bypass in a Sentence

Thesaurus Entries Near bypass

Cite this Entry