Definitions

evasive

[ih-vey-siv] / ɪˈveɪ sɪv /

ADJECTIVE

deceitful, tricky

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous cagey deceptive false misleading unclear vague

WEAK

casuistic casuistical cunning devious dissembling elusive elusory equivocating fugitive greasy indirect intangible lying oblique prevaricating shifty shuffling slippery sly sophistical stonewalling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear definite honest truthful

WEAK

direct forthright ready straight straightforward

Example Sentences

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Yet Le Carré could also be evasive about this overlap, having denied the extent of his spying for many years.

From The Wall Street Journal

The answer is evasive but also magnanimous, as befits Mr. Youngkin’s personality.

From The Wall Street Journal

Such musings are engaging, though they can also seem fussy and evasive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking on the eve of his side's home game against high-flying Aston Villa, he was evasive when asked about the United job.

From Barron's

Zang, in her report, called those denials “not credible,” describing his testimony as “evasive and self contradictory.”

From Los Angeles Times