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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
They were feeling overwhelmed by how badly they want a decent marriage, and frustrated by how elusive such a thing can be.
Eye‑level with an inquisitive Arctic wolf pack in −35 C, Mr Eshel fulfilled his dream to photograph these elusive creatures.
But what was once reserved for the ageing wealthy, or the elusive world of celebrities, has now reached the foreheads of 20-somethings across the UK.
It’s a fact that’s been known for years — but what exactly causes this discrepancy has remained elusive.
And when she turned to the officials for relief, the whistles were elusive.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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