circumvent vs sidestep

circumvent is not a noun while sidestep is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circumvent	No	No	Yes	No
sidestep	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, circumvent and sidestep are synonyms defined as:

circumvent and sidestep: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Other synonyms of circumvent include dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, skirt.

circumvent (noun)	sidestep (noun)
	a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

circumvent (verb)	sidestep (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
beat through cleverness and wit
surround so as to force to give up