adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.

   "evasive behaviour"

2. 2
   Directed towards avoidance or escape

   "take evasive action"

Adjective

1. 1
   deliberately vague or ambiguous wordnet
2. 2
   avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

elusiveequivocaltrickyunclearambiguousambiguous

Example

More examples

"He was given an evasive answer."

Etymology

From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.

Related phrases

evasive action

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