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elusive
adjective as in evasive, mysterious
Strongest matches
ambiguous, fleeting, illusory, incomprehensible, puzzling, slippery, subtle, tricky, volatile
Weak matches
baffling, cagey, deceitful, deceptive, difficult to catch, elusory, equivocal, evanescent, fallacious, fraudulent, fugacious, fugitive, greasy, imponderable, indefinable, insubstantial, intangible, misleading, occult, phantom, shifty, shy, stonewalling, transient, transitory, unspecific
Example Sentences
A pause now looks increasingly probable, and consensus is more elusive than ever.
Ag Ghali remains elusive despite being wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The environment it inhabits is characterized by small-leaved shrubs and scattered stones, creating the perfect camouflage for this elusive reptile.
While these results don't solve the neutrino mystery outright, they expand what scientists know about these elusive particles and demonstrate the strength of international collaboration in physics.
Now, growth is slowing and profitability remains elusive.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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