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Synonyms for short-circuit
short-cir·cuit
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Princeton's WordNet
short circuit, shortverb
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
Synonyms:
short circuit, shortstop, shortshort-circuitverb
hamper the progress of; impede
"short-circuit warm feelings"
Synonyms:
go around, bypass, get around, shortshort-circuit, shortverb
create a short circuit in
Synonyms:
go around, bypass, short-change, get around, shortbypass, 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
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "short-circuit":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#746 | short | |
#1618 | break | |
#3125 | spread | |
#5162 | swing | |
#10257 | bypass | |
#14225 | rotate | |
#26691 | circulate | |
#36328 | revolve | |
#40290 | shortstop | |
#230288 | outflank |
How to use short-circuit in a sentence?
This process can be triggered by a battery overheating, being punctured, or an electrical fault like a short circuit, in cases where fires occur spontaneously while charging, it is likely due to manufacturing defects.
No one’s allowed to short-circuit this system.
I can't imagine why the majority leader, would seek to short circuit the process unless the goals are political rather than substantive.
It is highly likely the cause was a short circuit.
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.
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