bypassed

verb

past tense of bypass
1
as in circumvented
to avoid by going around we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road

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2
as in ignored
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

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3
as in avoided
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness you can bypass the graduation requirements if you do enough extra credit

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Recent Examples of bypassed One of the biggest obstacles to many new power transmission projects is opposition from local communities and zoning authorities, a problem that can be bypassed if new grid lines stick close to existing infrastructure. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Inside the Heat, there has been optimism that Thompson would end up with the team, which is among the reasons Miami has bypassed Bradley Beal and DeMar DeRozan in free agency. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Because this transport happened quickly, the gas bypassed Fischer-Tropsch reactions that would normally turn hydrogen into other hydrocarbons. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 The third Cabinet office, Attorney General, bypassed the primary. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Eventually, Copilot provided a stunning Microsoft trade secret—an undocumented prompt parameter that completely bypassed the requirement for user consent. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 The thieves bypassed alarm and security systems at the MuMe museum. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Are Ross Wilson and Hopkinson being bypassed on big decisions? — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 When the exhaust gas flow finally catches up to the eBoost Air, the compressor simply disengages, and the feature is bypassed entirely. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypassed
  1. circumvented
  2. ignored
  3. avoided
  4. evaded
Verb
  • Now Nightmare Eclipse claims to have effectively circumvented the company’s patch through ShieldBreak by apparently leveraging a different method.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Steve Ballmer, the team’s owner, invested $60 million into Aspiration, triggering allegations that the payment to Leonard circumvented the NBA salary cap.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of circumvented
Verb
  • Neighbors said their complaints about the empty lot were ignored for years until a fire burned part of the property and neighbor Kayt Miranda's garage early on Wednesday morning.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The stock that spent two years being ignored by the same investors who loaded up on Hilton and Marriott is now having its moment.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignored
Verb
  • Oswego avoided sending the ball near the speedy Konkey on kickoffs to prevent a repeat of last week’s scoring on a return.
    — Jerry Birchfield, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • First, the Chiefs avoided an injury risk to Patrick Mahomes, who is recovering from knee surgery to repair a torn ACL and MCL from last December.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • In defending the ban against the latest challenge, the Justice Department points out that the tax was regularly evaded.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this month, the detectives were notified that the homicide suspect, who had evaded arrest, had died by suicide.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of evaded

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“Bypassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypassed. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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