Neglecting and ignoring (Definition of bypassed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

The meaning of BYPASS is a passage to one side; especially : a deflected route usually around a town. How to use bypass in a sentence.

1. To avoid (an obstacle) by using an alternative channel, passage, or route. 2. To be heedless of; ignore: bypassed standard office procedures. 3. To channel (piped liquid, for example) through …

v.t. Transport to avoid (an obstruction, city, etc.) by following a bypass. to cause (fluid or gas) to follow a secondary pipe or bypass. to neglect to consult or to ignore the opinion or decision of: …

BYPASSED definition: a main road built to avoid a city or other congested area | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English

to avoid (an obstruction, city, etc.) by following a bypass. to cause (fluid or gas) to follow a secondary pipe or bypass. to neglect to consult or to ignore the opinion or decision of. He …

Synonyms for BYPASSED: circumvented, avoided, detoured, escaped, skirted, circumnavigated, evaded, eschewed; Antonyms of BYPASSED: met, faced, confronted, accepted, sought, …

We took the road that bypasses the town. The oil pipeline bypasses the protected wilderness area. They bypassed the committee and went straight to senior management. You can also …

1 bypass something to go around or avoid a place A new road now bypasses the town. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for …

To bypass the city, take the highway that circles it. Is there a way to bypass the bridge construction? He bypassed the manager and talked directly to the owner. She managed to …