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equivocation
An equivocal statement or expression.
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  1. An equivocal statement or expression.
  2. The use of equivocal language.
avoidance
(Law) The act of making void; annulment
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  1. (Law) The act of making void; annulment
  2. The act of keeping away from, escaping, evading, or preventing.
  3. The act of avoiding, or shunning something
bypass
A means of circumvention.
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  1. A means of circumvention.
  2. A pipe or channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture.
  3. A surgical procedure to create such a channel:
escape
A means of escaping.
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  1. A means of escaping.
  2. (Computers) A key used especially to interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program.
  3. A means or way of escape
dodging
The act of dodging; a dodge.
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  1. The act of dodging; a dodge.
quibble
(Obs.) A play on words; pun
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  1. (Obs.) A play on words; pun
  2. A trivial matter or minor concern raised in arguing or finding fault.
  3. An evasion of the main point as by emphasizing some petty detail; cavil
subterfuge
Any plan, action, or device used to hide one's true objective, evade a difficult or unpleasant situation, etc.; stratagem; artifice
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  1. Any plan, action, or device used to hide one's true objective, evade a difficult or unpleasant situation, etc.; stratagem; artifice
  2. Deception used to achieve an end:
Find another word for evasion. In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for evasion, like: equivocation, avoidance, deception, trick, avoidance, bypass, circumvention, escape, seek, dodging and quibble.

Sentence Examples

  • In face of this no evasion was possible.

  • As he approached Alexandria Antiochus met the Roman ambassador, and, after a brief attempt at evasion, accepted his ultimatum on the spot.

  • They were accepted at Perth, in 1618, but were evaded wherever evasion was possible.

  • At the same time any manifest contradiction of the Articles, or any obvious evasion of them, would subject the offender to the penalties of deprivation.

  • his power to effect a reasonable agreement between the contending parties; but both in this respect and in the matter of a commercial treaty with England, then under negotiation, his efforts had been met with evasion and latent hostility.

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