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evading

ADJECTIVE

fugitive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elusive

STRONG

brief ephemeral flying passing short temporary volatile wandering

WEAK

avoiding errant erratic escaping evanescent fleeting flitting fugacious impermanent momentary moving short-lived transitory unstable

Antonyms

STRONG

enduring lasting lengthy long permanent

WEAK

confronting facing

ADJECTIVE

intangible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ethereal unreal

STRONG

abstract eluding hypothetical impalpable imponderable slight

WEAK

abstruse airy dim elusive evanescent evasive imperceptible inappreciable incorporeal indeterminate insensible invisible rare shadowy slender unapparent uncertain unobservable unsubstantial unsure vague

Antonyms

STRONG

factual real

WEAK

definite obvious palpable perceptible tangible

ADJECTIVE

loafing

Synonyms

STRONG

pretending shirking slacking

WEAK

apathetic careless indifferent uninterested

Antonyms

WEAK

active energetic toiling

NOUN

evasion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dodging

STRONG

artifice circumvention cunning ditch dodge elusion equivocation evasiveness excuse jive lie obliqueness pretext prevarication quibble routine ruse shift shirking shuffling shunning sophism sophistry stall subterfuge trick trickery

WEAK

come-off cop-out equivocating eschewal fancy footwork fudging fugiviteness fugivity runaround stonewall

Antonyms

STRONG

directness frankness honesty openness reality truth

WEAK

facing meeting

Example Sentences

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We agreed not to reveal some of the details of their methods, to prevent criminals evading capture.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The Diamond Princess is actually quite an informative example of how many people might be evading doctors on cruise ships.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

The drones have proven effective at overwhelming or evading air defenses and striking targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The NFL, state of California and tribes are all frustrated by prediction markets legally taking unregulated sports bets, evading a state ban.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

“Perceptive enough to know you’re evading the question,” I say.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

evading

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