Elusiveness

Synonyms for "elusiveness" (28 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(3 words)

avoidanceboundary ambiguityconceptual fuzziness

circumventiondefense mechanismdodge

Strong matches (8)

duck elusion equivocation escape forbearance

Noun(3 words)

eluding evasion evasiveness

Related words (14)

forestalling neutrality nonintervention noninvolvement prevention refraining runaround shunning slip zigzag

Noun(4 words)

inaccessibility obscurity opacity slipperiness

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More general

9 entries

attribute behavior challenge classification definition difficulty property tactic unclearness

More specific

8 entries

ambiguitycategory driftfuzzy boundarieshedging nonlocalizability obscurity stonewalling unlocatability

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Weasels are known for their cleverness and elusiveness.

Source: tatoeba (9002614)

Slowly she turned round and faced towards a neat white bungalow, set some way back from the path behind a low hedge of golden privet. No light showed, but someone there was playing the piano. The strange elusiveness of the soft, insistent melody seemed to draw her forward.

Source: wiktionary

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