Bypasses are a type of route that allows people to avoid certain areas or obstacles. DETOURS (7 letters), SKIRTS (6 letters), avoids (6 letters), OMITS (5 letters), SKIPS (5 letters), ignores (7 letters), and shortcircuits (13 letters) are all words that can be used to describe bypassing something. DETOURS involve taking a different route than the one originally planned, SKIRTS refer to going around an obstacle, avoids mean to stay away from something, OMITS mean to leave something out, SKIPS mean to jump over something, ignores mean to pay no attention to something, and shortcircuits mean to find a quicker way to do something.