EVASIVE Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word evasive. (close relations)
evader
Best Alternatives
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| elusive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • difficult to describe • skillful at eluding capture • difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||
| equivocal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead adjective satellite • open to question • uncertain as a sign or indication | ||||||
| shifty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive • changing position or direction | ||||||
| deceptive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||
| indirect | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination • descended from a common ancestor but through different lines • extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action adjective satellite • having intervening factors or persons or influences • not as a direct effect or consequence | ||||||
| evading | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
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 | ||||||
| sidestepping | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
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) | ||||||
| ambiguous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead • having more than one possible meaning adjective satellite • having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns | ||||||
| cagey | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others • characterized by great caution and wariness | ||||||
| deceitful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • involving deception • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||
| devious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive • deviating from a straight course | ||||||
| noncommittal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like | ||||||
| slippery | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide adjective satellite • not to be trusted | ||||||
| sly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| tricky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be trusted • having concealed difficulty • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| unclear | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • poorly stated or described • not clear to the mind adjective satellite • not easily deciphered | ||||||
| vague | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • lacking clarity or distinctness | ||||||
| elusory | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • That tends to elude | ||||||
