Evade

/ɪˈveɪd/

Synonyms for "evade" (308 found)

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Closest matches (62)

Verb(27 words)

dodge elude sidestep skirt abdicated abrogate absconded absconding averted averts avoidavoid artavoid contactavoid legislative topicsavoid penaltiesavoided avoids backpedaled bilk cheat

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circumnavigate circumnavigated circumnavigates circumventcircumvent regulationscircumvented circumvents

Noun(8 words)

abandoning abdicating averting avoiding bypasses bypassing bypast circumventing

abstainaround the bushavoidback and fillbackpedal backwaterbail outbeat aboutbeat around the bushbegbeg the questionbicker bilk blench blinkblow hot and coldbogglebreak awaybreak jailbreak loose

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bypass cavil cheatchop logicchoplogic circumvent

Adverb(1 words)

away

Strong matches (92)

cop outcringecut loosedecamp deceive ditch dodge doubledraw backduckduck the issueelude equivocate escapeescape prisoneschewevade the issuefadefall backfalsify

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fence flee flinch flyfly the coopfoil forbear frustrate fudge getget aroundget awayget away fromget clear ofget freeget outget out ofget roundget the better ofgive the runaroundgive the slipgo one betterhang backhedgehem and hawhum and haw

Verb(26 words)

cower cowers defied deflect deflected deflects dodged duck eluded eludes end-run equivocate equivocates escape escapedevade dutyevades fled flee fobbed

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fudgegive someone the runaroundgive the go-bygoldbricked gotten hedge

Noun(20 words)

dancedeflected strikedodges dodgingduty neglecteluding escapes escaping fleeing flout fobbing fobs fudginggo unseengoldbrick goldbricking goldbricks hide hides hiding

Related words (154)

ignore jib jump lie losemake a getawaymince the truthmince wordsmiss mystify nitpick obscure outfigure outflank outgeneral outguess outmaneuver outplay outreach outsmart

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outwit overreach palter parrypass the buckpick nitsprevaricatepull a fast onepull backpussyfoot quail quibble recoil reelreel backretreat shakeshake offsheer offshiftshift aboutshirk shrinkshrink backshuffleshuffle out ofshun shy sidestepsit it outskip skirtslip awayslip the collarsplit hairsstand neuterstartstart asidestart backstonewall straddle swerve tergiversate thwart trimturn asidevictimize waffle weaselweasel outwince

Verb(35 words)

ignore a questionlepas outfox outfoxes outran overleap parried parry prevaricated prevaricates prevaricating pussyfootsput offshied shies shirked shirks shrugged shuffle sidestepped

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skated skirted skivvied skulked slinked squirmed temporize temporizes tiptoed tunneled vamoosing waffled weaseled wiggled wriggled

Noun(47 words)

jailbreak jinks juke lamming outdistance outflanking outfoxing outmanoeuvring outrunning outsmarting parries parrying procrastinating pussyfooting shirking shrinking shrugging shuns shying sidestepping

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sidesteps skirting skirts slaloms slinking slip slipping slips snake squirm squirming squirms stalling stallssteer clear of crowdsstiffing tapdancetax fiddletunnels waffling weaseling weasels wiggle wiggles wriggle wriggles wriggling

Adjective(1 words)

untrod

Related word relations

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More general

10 entries

act avoid avoidancebreak looseescapeget awayget byget offget outmove

More specific

6 entries

default dodge elude evader fugitivetax fraud

Collocations

6 entries

evade a questionevade captureevade detectionevade punishmentevade responsibilityevade taxes

Inflections

3 entries

evaded evades evading

Derivations

4 entries

evadable evader evasion evasively

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Jack tried to evade paying his taxes.

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He schemed to evade tax.

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They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.

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She didn't try to evade the truth.

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