ELUDE Synonyms
There are 23 hypernyms of the word elude. (close relations)
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| evade | verbv | |||||
verb • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) • escape, either physically or mentally • practice evasion • use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid | ||||||
| bilk | verbv | |||||
verb • cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of • evade payment to • escape, either physically or mentally | ||||||
| circumvent | verbv | |||||
verb • surround so as to force to give up • beat through cleverness and wit • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| dodge | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade • a quick evasive movement • a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery verb • make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid • move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| duck | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs • (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman • flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) • a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents verb • to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away • submerge or plunge suddenly • dip into a liquid • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| escape | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of escaping physically • an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do • an avoidance of danger or difficulty • a means or way of escaping • a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild • the discharge of a fluid from some container • a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level verb • run away from confinement • fail to experience • escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action • be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by • remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run • issue or leak, as from a small opening | ||||||
| fudge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • soft creamy candy verb • tamper, with the purpose of deception • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| hedge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes • any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change • an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement verb • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) • hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge • enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges • minimize loss or risk | ||||||
| parry | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword • a return punch (especially by a boxer) verb • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| sidestep | verbv | |||||
noun • a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) verb • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| skirt | nounn | |||||
noun • cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist • a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women • (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar • informal terms for a (young) woman verb • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) • pass around or about; move along the border • form the edge of • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle | ||||||
| put off | verbv | |||||
verb • hold back to a later time • cause to feel intense dislike or distaste • take away the enthusiasm of • cause to feel embarrassment • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
