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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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Klette was arrested in her Berlin apartment in February 2024 after evading authorities for more than 30 years.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

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

Central Command declined to comment about the Basel but vehemently rejected claims that ships were evading its forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Sarai asked, evading the question, and she took her cup from the tray in Less Ellen’s hands and filled it from the little teapot.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

evading

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