sidesteps

Noun

• a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
• plural of sidestep

Verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• third-person singular simple present indicative of sidestep

Synonyms

circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt