| Main Entry: |
elusive |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
evasive, mysterious |
Synonyms: |
ambiguous, baffling, cagey,
deceitful,
deceptive, difficult to catch, elusory,
equivocal,
evanescent,
fallacious,
fleeting,
fraudulent, fugacious, fugitive, greasy,
illusory, imponderable,
incomprehensible, indefinable,
insubstantial,
intangible,
misleading,
occult,
phantom, puzzling, shifty,
shy,
slippery, stonewalling,
subtle,
transient, transitory,
tricky, unspecific,
volatile
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| Notes: |
elusive is used when what is being avoided is physical capture or apprehension, whereas evasive is used when what is being avoided is direct or relevant response to a verbal challenge
illusory means based on or having the nature of an illusion; elusive means difficult to describe or skillful at eluding capture |
Antonyms: |
attracting, confronting, encountering, enticing, facing, inviting
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