Synonyms for short-circuit
short-cir·cuit

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1. short circuit, shortverb

   accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

   Synonyms:
   short circuit, shortstop, short

2. short-circuitverb

   hamper the progress of; impede

   "short-circuit warm feelings"

   Synonyms:
   go around, bypass, get around, short

3. short-circuit, shortverb

   create a short circuit in

   Synonyms:
   go around, bypass, short-change, get around, short

4. bypass, short-circuit, go around, get aroundverb

   avoid something unpleasant or laborious

   "You cannot bypass these rules!"

   Synonyms:
   swing, go around, get about, get out, outflank, short, bypass, rotate, circulate, spread, revolve, break, get around

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1. List of paraphrases for "short-circuit":

   short-circuiting, short, bypass

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How to use short-circuit in a sentence?

1. Edward Kleinbard:

   I would be quite surprised if this case survived the obvious defense by the Justice Department that this is an attempt to short-circuit the regular course of tax collections.

2. Tony Rothert:

   This cowardly move by the Secretary of State proves that Missouri's anti-abortion zealots understand that they're acting against the wishes of the majority, they hope to short-circuit the people's vote because they know they will lose if the people get their say.

3. Bobby Jindal:

   We should not short-circuit the vetting process -- we've got a normal vetting process. Simply allowing more people into our country doesn't solve this problem.

4. Eli Peretz:

   It is highly likely the cause was a short circuit.

5. James Comeys:

   We'll fight about guns. We'll fight about taxes. We'll fight about all those other things down the road, but you can not have, as President of the United States, someone who does not reflect the values that I believe Republicans treasure and Democrats treasure and independents treasure. United States is the core of this country. United States's United States. And so impeachment, in a way, would short-circuit that.