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Synonyms for elude
verb avoid; escape- baffle
- confound
- dodge
- evade
- flee
- foil
- frustrate
- outrun
- outwit
- puzzle
- shun
- stall
- stonewall
- thwart
- bilk
- circumvent
- ditch
- double
- duck
- eschew
- fly
- shirk
- shuck
- shy
- stump
- be beyond someone
- beat around the bush
- cop out
- get around
- get away from
- give the runaround
- give the slip
- give wide berth to
- hem and haw
- not touch
- pass the buck
- pass up
- run around
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
Antonyms for elude
- abet
- aid
- assist
- clarify
- clear up
- encourage
- enlighten
- explain
- face
- help
- meet
- support
- attract
- confront
- encounter
- entice
- invite
- take on
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
avoided
verb. refrain or stay away from; prevent
- abstain
- avert
- bypass
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- deflect
- desist
- ditch
- divert
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- fake out
- fend off
- flee
- give the slip
- hide
- hold off
- jump
- keep clear
- lay low
- obviate
- recoil
- run for cover
- shake
- shake and bake
- shake off
- shirk
- shrink from
- shuffle off
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- skip
- skip out on
- skip town
- skirt
- stay away
- stay out
- steer clear of
- step aside
- turn aside
- ward off
- weave
- withdraw
avoiding
verb. refrain or stay away from; prevent
- abstain
- avert
- bypass
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- deflect
- desist
- ditch
- divert
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- fake out
- fend off
- flee
- give the slip
- hide
- hold off
- jump
- keep clear
- lay low
- obviate
- recoil
- run for cover
- shake
- shake and bake
- shake off
- shirk
- shrink from
- shuffle off
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- skip
- skip out on
- skip town
- skirt
- stay away
- stay out
- steer clear of
- step aside
- turn aside
- ward off
- weave
- withdraw
baffle
verb. perplex
baffled
verb. perplex
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.