Definition for Evade:

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing ( duties, questions, or issues); " He dodged the issue"; " she skirted the problem"; " They tend to evade their responsibilities"; " he evaded the questions skillfully"

Synonyms for Evade:

• n.

  •
  • shake,
  • lose,
  • shake off,
  • obliqueness,
  • slip,
  • intimate.

• v.

  •avoid (verb)
  • recoil,
  • decline,
  • skip,
  • shrink.
  •escape (verb)
  • emigrate,
  • break out.
  •get away from (verb)
  • sneak away,
  • lie,
  • shy,
  • keep distance,
  • weasel,
  • waffle,
  • hide,
  • fly,
  • lead on a merry chase,
  • double,
  • fend off,
  • shuck.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • reticent,
  • keep off,
  • insinuate,
  • keep away,
  • telegraph,
  • shrink from,
  • shy away,
  • circumlocution,
  • periphrasis.
  •
  • imply,
  • evasion,
  • veiled.
  •
  • bush,
  • berth,
  • convey.
  •
  • broad.
  •
  • miss.
  •avoid
  • by-passes,
  • lay low,
  • give the slip,
  • steer clear of,
  • shuffle off,
  • turn aside,
  • By-pass.
  •disobey
  • infringe.
  •equivocate
  • mince words,
  • beg.
  •escape
  • get out,
  • lam,
  • fly the coop,
  • run away,
  • slip away,
  • run off,
  • burst out.
  •eschew
  • shy away from,
  • forswear,
  • have no truck with.
  •neglect
  • neglect,
  • gloss over.
  •quibble
  • subtilize,
  • nitpick,
  • nit-pick.

Paraphrases for Evade:

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    avoid, Avoiding, escape, sidestep, bypass, shirk, dodge, flee, avert, shun, exclude, eschew, prevent, hide, ignore, obviate, defraud, outwit, thwart, deceive, outsmart, fudge, outrun, forestall, overcome, duck, cheat, delude, override, subtract, disregard, divert, derogate, frustrate, deprive.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    circumvent, elude, side-step, skirt.

Antonyms for Evade:

• v.

  • get away from
    encounter, tell truth, order, let out, enlighten, confront, open, show, meet, expose, uncover, tell, reveal, clear up, remain, help, lay bare, aid, release, be honest, organize, divulge, face, accept, take on, stay, explain, disclose.
  • Other antonyms:
    incur, seek, embrace, catch, court, welcome, pursue, contract.

Homophones for Evade:

• ephippidae, epithet, EBITDA, epiphyte, effete, E. B. White, eft, ebbtide, ebb out, eyebath.

Hypernym for Evade:

• v.

  • communication
    quibble, beg.

Hyponym for Evade:

• v.

  • communication
    get by, escape, get off, get away, get out, avoid.
  • social
    move, act.