| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | eluding; preventing |
| Synonyms: | absention, circumvention, delay, departure, dodge, dodging, elusion, escape, escapism, eschewal, evasion, flight, forbearance, nonparticipation, parry, passive resistance, prevention, recession, recoil, restraint, retreat, run-around, self-restraint, shirking, shunning, steering clear of |
| Antonyms: | meeting |