Thesaurus:workaround

Thesaurus

workaround

English

Noun

Sense: a temporary fix that bypasses a problem

Synonyms

• band-aid (US)
• band-aid solution (US)
• bodge (UK)
• cludge
• fiddle
• hack (computing)
• hack job
• jugaad
• kludge    [⇒ thesaurus]
• kluge
• lash-up (UK)
• make-do
• makeshift
• patch
• patch-up
• put-together
• quick-and-dirty
• quick fix
• stopgap
• workaround

Hypernyms

• improvisation
• repair    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:kludge (verb; to make a workaround)

Further reading

• “660. restoration” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “workaround” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.