Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb get_around

4 senses of get around

Sense 1
break, get out, get around -- (be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning")

Sense 2
bypass, short-circuit, go around, get around -- (avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!")
       => avoid -- (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her")

Sense 3
swing, get around -- (be a social swinger; socialize a lot)
       => socialize, socialise -- (take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize")

Sense 4
get around, get about -- (move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")