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 And in New York, Democrats bypassed an independent commission to pass a gerrymander that favored them, but the state’s highest court struck it down. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026 Container shipping has largely bypassed the conduit—which harbored shipments of roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil and natural gas supply before the war—throughout the nearly eight-month conflict. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 While prosecutors bypassed formal criminal charges in favor of a pre-filing diversion hearing, the incident remains subject to ongoing NFL review. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The agreement has been sharply criticized by local politicians and transparency advocates who argue that the Jamaican Parliament was entirely bypassed during negotiations and that undisclosed details remain hidden. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Researchers at Fudan University in China have bypassed onboard storage entirely by turning the ground beneath the machine into a power supply. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026 The judge also found that the government improperly bypassed the usual process for adopting federal regulations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 The frameworks’ safety guardrails were bypassed by describing the operation as an authorized penetration test. — Taylor Morgan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The agreement, which excluded some aspects of previous international proposals that Rhodesia had found unfavorable, also bypassed the PF leaders and their considerable support base. — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypassed
  1. circumvented
  2. ignored
  3. avoided
  4. evaded
Verb
  • The sides agreed to that trade in late June but didn't complete it until earlier this month, delaying the process because of the NBA's investigation into whether the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules on Leonard's behalf.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But the sides put the agreement on hold in early July pending any resolution of the NBA's investigation into whether the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules with regard to Leonard's compensation.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of circumvented
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  • That got ignored, as indicated by the five salmon packages, sitting in the walk-in cooler, still in the packaging and defrosted.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Villa Borghese is full of ancient marble statues, which Leo largely ignored.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignored
Verb
  • Our weak college presidents have avoided telling the truth for too long.
    — Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • That score came after Manning avoided a sack on a fourth down and found Emmett Mosley V for 62 yards to set up the TD pass.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • Last year, a Houthi missile evaded Israel’s vaunted air defenses and impacted near Ben Gurion airport.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • State police said evidence was located at the scene which indicated that a 2022 Triumph Rocket 3 GT, operated by 56-year-old Alexander Rivera of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, was struck by vehicle that allegedly evaded the scene.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Bypassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypassed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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