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Another word for evade

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Verb

  1. To keep away from

    Idioms:
    See also:

    seek

  2. To get away from (a pursuer)

    Idioms:
    See also:

    seek

  3. To avoid fulfilling or answering completely

    See also:

    seek

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Another word for evade

Verb

  1. To use trickery to avoid an issue

    Antonyms:

  2. To avoid a meeting

    See also:

    escape

    escape

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Sentence Examples

  • I've never met anyone who could evade a question as well as he can.

  • appeared to evade public notice.

  • I was compelled to evade her question, for I could not explain to her the mystery of a self-existent being.

  • "In my time, walking was the best way to evade being caught," Mrs. Watson said.

  • He would simply evade the question - like he did in Texas.

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