What is another word for elusive?
323 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɪlˈuːsɪv], [ ɪlˈuːsɪv], [ ɪ_l_ˈuː_s_ɪ_v]Table of Contents
Similar words for elusive:- all (adjective)
- dishonest (adjective)
- evasive (adjective)
- evasive, mysterious (adjective)
- fugitive (adjective)
- furtive (adjective)
- inaccessible (adjective)
- inapproachable (adjective)
- intangible (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- quibbling (adjective)
- shifty (adjective)
- slippery (adjective)
- sly (adjective)
- subtle (adjective)
- unattainable (adjective)
- unclear (adjective)
- unreachable (adjective)
- volatile (adjective)
- artful (noun)
- elusive (noun)
- evasive (noun)
- mysterious (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Elusive:
adj.
•all (adjective) •dishonest (adjective) •evasive (adjective) •evasive, mysterious (adjective)- deceitful,
- equivocal,
- indefinable,
- insubstantial,
- transitory,
- fallacious,
- incomprehensible,
- occult,
- ambiguous,
- difficult to catch,
- unspecific,
- baffling,
- imponderable,
- phantom,
- stonewalling,
- fraudulent,
- shy,
- puzzling,
- cagey,
- transient,
- deceptive,
- misleading,
- greasy,
- fugacious,
- illusory.
- masked,
- hush hush,
- more skulking,
- dis-guised,
- more sub rosa,
- most under the table,
- most sub-rosa,
- under cover,
- more conspiratorial,
- most subrosa,
- under wraps,
- more under the table,
- more slinking,
- most slinking,
- most skulking,
- more subrosa,
- most under-the-table,
- subrosa,
- under hand,
- hushhush,
- under-cover,
- most sub rosa,
- dis guised,
- under-hand,
- more under-the-table,
- more sub-rosa,
- most conspiratorial.
- unachievable,
- ungettable,
- not at hand,
- faraway,
- Inapproachable,
- unreachable,
- unattainable,
- unobtainable,
- far off.
- in corporeal,
- more unapparent,
- most unapparent,
- in-tangible,
- un-apparent,
- in sensible,
- in tangible,
- hypothetical,
- un observable,
- un substantial,
- more eluding,
- in appreciable,
- in-appreciable,
- un-real,
- hypo thetical,
- in-sensible,
- hypo-thetical,
- in-corporeal,
- un-sure,
- un-observable,
- un-substantial,
- un apparent,
- in visible,
- most eluding,
- in-visible,
- in determinate,
- un sure,
- unapparent.
- dishonest,
- sly,
- conspiratorial,
- sneaking,
- furtive,
- slippery,
- prevaricative,
- sub-rosa,
- quibbling,
- shifty,
- volatile,
- intangible,
- evasive,
- imprecise,
- prevaricatory,
- under-the-table,
- unclear,
- beyond reach.
- more conniving,
- more prevaricatory,
- most conniving,
- un-truthful,
- un honest,
- more unhonest,
- more prevaricative,
- most unhonest,
- more contriving,
- most prevaricatory,
- more dodging,
- un-honest,
- most dodging,
- most contriving,
- fly by night,
- most prevaricative,
- Unhonest.
n.
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- impossible,
- intractable,
- awkward,
- testing,
- trying,
- critical,
- intolerable,
- thorny.
Other synonyms:
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- dimly,
- catchy,
- memorial,
- nostalgic,
- forgotten,
- unforgettable,
- redolent,
- retentive,
- memorable,
- haunting.
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- immortal.
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- short.
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- long.
- bogus,
- pernicious,
- cramped,
- debatable,
- abstruse,
- sophistic,
- byzantine,
- cunning,
- ethereal,
- false,
- Deceived,
- Avoiding,
- concealed,
- unsought,
- enigmatic,
- impenetrable,
- deep,
- slight,
- malingering,
- pseudo,
- imperceptible,
- perplexing,
- specious,
- immaterial,
- hard,
- indefinite,
- Violating,
- profound,
- counterfeit,
- mystifying,
- ruffianly,
- hidden,
- mysterious,
- delusive,
- fine,
- nebulous,
- snarled,
- opaque,
- unwilling,
- unfathomable,
- mere,
- arcane,
- ad captandum vulgus,
- remote,
- runaway,
- delusory,
- fake,
- illusive,
- Covinous,
- airy,
- unperceivable,
- shy of,
- lawless,
- neutral,
- Prestigiatory,
- inconstant,
- tortuous,
- vaporous,
- Unattempted,
- inaccessible,
- shadowy,
- thin,
- veiled,
- cryptic,
- recondite,
- knobbed,
- dodgy,
- Deceiving,
- shirking,
- rugged,
- spurious,
- wild,
- insidious,
- incorporeal,
- Transgressive,
- prestigious,
- untruthful,
- Deceptious,
- unsubstantial.
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Independent
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Adjective
difficult, fugitive, inaccessible, imprecise, illusory, distant, perplexing, impossible, unrealized, problematic, uncertain, challenging, indomitable, unclear, tricky, unworkable, fleeting, obscure, secretive, off-limits, inaccurate, impractical, unspecific, slim, unimplemented, confusing, ill-defined, impracticable, unrealistic, problematical, blurred, tough, attainable, unfeasible, stealth, futile, hard-won, hard-to-reach, intangible.
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Other Related
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Adjective
illusive, evasive, unattainable, unfulfilled, vague, unachievable, mysterious, unreachable, unavailable, sly, unobtainable.
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Antonyms for Elusive:
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adj.
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evasive, mysterious
definite, intelligible, Encountering, stable, inviting, confronting, Attracting, understandable, enticing, facing, honest.
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Other antonyms:
approachable, reachable, obtainable, attainable, artless, accessible, tangible, palpable, easy, available, identifiable, convenient.
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evasive, mysterious