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Antonyms for sidestepped


Grammar : Verb
Spell : sahyd-step
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪdˌstɛp



Definition of sidestepped

Origin :
  • also side-step, 1757, "a stepping to the side" (originally in military drill), from side (adj.) + step (n.). The verb is recorded from 1895; the figurative sense is attested from 1900.
  • verb dodge
Example sentences :
  • Dick sidestepped and drove in a blow against Ben's left eye.
  • Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys of Gridley » by H. Irving Hancock
  • He had sidestepped her little trap, but she did not give up.
  • Extract from : « Brand Blotters » by William MacLeod Raine
  • Johnny sidestepped, and, leaping off his toes, tapped him on the ear.
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Flash » by Roy J. Snell
  • Stacy squared off, and swinging his arms he advanced, sidestepped and ducked.
  • Extract from : « The Pony Rider Boys in New England » by Frank Gee Patchin
  • They'll know when they've sidestepped the shivers as often as we have.
  • Extract from : « The Lash » by Olin L. Lyman
  • He broke away from the clinch and sidestepped the bull-like rush of his foe, covering up as well as he could from the onset.
  • Extract from : « The Yukon Trail » by William MacLeod Raine
  • Hal sidestepped neatly, and the huge fist passed by harmlessly.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Allies with the Cossacks » by Clair W. Hayes
  • Our only successes have been when we sidestepped diplomacy entirely and talked to people.
  • Extract from : « Proclaim Liberty! » by Gilbert Seldes
  • De Vaudrey sidestepped and as he did so 32 plunged his rapier between the ribs of the owner of Bel-Air.
  • Extract from : « Orphans of the Storm » by Henry MacMahon
  • He sidestepped, swung his shotgun up in one hand—he had kept it handy for the close fighting—and blew the carrier's spine in half.
  • Extract from : « Cat and Mouse » by Ralph Williams

Synonyms for sidestepped

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