Definitions

evasion

[ih-vey-zhuhn] / ɪˈveɪ ʒən /

NOUN

escape, avoidance

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 evading fancy footwork fudging fugiviteness fugivity runaround stonewall

Antonyms

STRONG

directness frankness honesty openness reality truth

WEAK

facing meeting

Example Sentences

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This view is a self-defeating evasion of reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Todd and second wife Julie Chrisley were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022 and imprisoned at separate facilities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

His father was later cleared of the bribery allegations but was found guilty of tax evasion and given a suspended sentence and a fine.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Additional experiments in mice and human melanoma cell lines confirmed that this protein drives both blood vessel growth and immune system evasion.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

There was movement in the darkness, scuffling and shuffling, a redistribution of ancient centuries, an evasion of foreshadows.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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