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as in evade

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lead on a merry chase

verb as in evade

Strongest matches

  • avoid
  • bypass
  • circumvent
  • conceal
  • deceive
  • dodge
  • elude
  • escape
  • fend off
  • flee
  • get around
  • hide
  • sidestep

Strong matches

  • baffle
  • balk
  • cavil
  • confuse
  • decline
  • double
  • duck
  • equivocate
  • eschew
  • fence
  • fly
  • fudge
  • hedge
  • lie
  • parry
  • pretend
  • prevaricate
  • pussyfoot
  • shift
  • shirk
  • shuck
  • shuffle
  • shun
  • shy
  • tergiversate
  • trick
  • waffle

Weak matches

  • beat around bush
  • beg the question
  • cop out
  • give the runaround
  • keep distance
  • lay low
  • pass up
  • put off
  • slip
  • slip out
  • sneak away
  • steer clear of
  • weasel

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Words related to lead on a merry chase are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word lead on a merry chase. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

evade

verbas in get away from

  • avoid
  • baffle
  • balk
  • beat around bush
  • beg the question
  • bypass
  • cavil
  • circumvent
  • conceal
  • confuse
  • cop out
  • deceive
  • decline
  • dodge
  • double
  • duck
  • elude
  • equivocate
  • escape
  • eschew
  • fence
  • fend off
  • flee
  • fly
  • fudge
  • get around
  • give the runaround
  • hedge
  • hide
  • keep distance
  • lay low
  • lead on a merry chase
  • lie
  • parry
  • pass up
  • pretend
  • prevaricate
  • pussyfoot
  • put off
  • shift
  • shirk
  • shuck
  • shuffle
  • shun
  • shy
  • sidestep
  • slip
  • slip out
  • sneak away
  • steer clear of
  • tergiversate
  • trick
  • waffle
  • weasel

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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