evades synonym | Thesaurus.com

Main Entry:	evade
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	get away from
Synonyms:	avoid, baffle, balk, bypass, cavil, circumvent, conceal, confuse, cop out, deceive, decline, dodge, double, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, eschew, fence, fend off, flee, fly, fudge, hedge, hide, lie, parry, pretend, prevaricate, pussyfoot, put off, shift, shirk, shuck, shuffle, shun, shy, sidestep, tergiversate, trick, waffle, weasel, beat around bush, beg the question, get around, give the runaround, keep distance, lay low*, lead on a merry chase, pass up, slip out, sneak away, steer clear of
Antonyms:	face, meet, take on

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	abstain
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	hold back from doing
Synonyms:	abjure, abnegate, avoid, cease, constrain, curb, decline, deny oneself, do without, eschew, evade, fast, fence-sit, forbear, forgo, give the go by, give up, go on the wagon, keep from, pass, pass up, quit, refrain, refuse, renounce, shun, sit on one's hands, sit on the fence, sit out, spurn, starve, stop, take the cure, take the pledge, withhold
Antonyms:	indulge, use

Main Entry:	avoid
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	refrain or stay away from; prevent
Synonyms:	abstain, avert, bypass, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, fend off, flee, hide, jump, obviate, recoil, shake, shake off, shirk, shun, shy, sidestep, skip, skirt, weave, withdraw, circumlocute, fake out, give the slip, hold off, keep clear, lay low*, run for cover, shake and bake, shrink from, shuffle off, skip out on, skip town, stay away, stay out, steer clear of, step aside, turn aside, ward off
Notes:	avert means 'prevent, turn away' and avoid means 'stay clear of, shun'
Antonyms:	face, meet, seek, want

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	balk
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	stop short
Synonyms:	cramp, crimp, demur, desist, dodge, evade, flinch, hesitate, recoil, refuse, resist, shirk, shy, turn down, shrink from, upset apple cart

Main Entry:	circumvent
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	fool, mislead
Synonyms:	avoid, beat, beguile, bilk, bypass, cramp, crimp, deceive, detour, disappoint, dodge, dupe, elude, ensnare, entrap, escape, evade, foil, frustrate, hoodwink, outflank, outwit, overreach, prevent, queer, ruin, shun, sidestep, skirt, stave off, stump, stymie, thwart, trick, circumnavigate, get around, steer clear of, ward off
Antonyms:	aid, allow, assist, help, permit

Main Entry:	default
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	dodge payment
Synonyms:	bilk, defraud, dishonor, evade, fail, neglect, rat, repudiate, shirk, skate, skip, stiff*, swindle, welsh, leave town, meet under arch, put on the cuff, run out on, see in the alley, skip out on, welch
Antonyms:	pay

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	disobey
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	disregard rules; refuse to conform
Synonyms:	balk, contravene, counteract, dare, decline, defy, desert, differ, disagree, evade, flout, ignore, infringe, misbehave, mutiny, neglect, object, overstep, rebel, resist, revolt, revolution, revolutionize, riot, run riot*, shirk, strike, transgress, violate, withstand, be remiss, break rules, fly in face of, go counter to, insurrect, not heed, not listen, not mind, pay no attention to, recalcitrate, rise in arms, set aside, take law into own hands
Antonyms:	conform, obey, oblige, regard, submit, go along

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	dodge
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	avoid
Synonyms:	dark, deceive, ditch, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, evade, fence, fend off, fudge, hedge, lurch, malinger, parry, pussyfoot, shake, shake off, shift, shirk, shuffle, sidestep, skirt, slide, slip, swerve, tergiversate, trick, weasel, circumlocute, get around, get out of, give the slip, juke, move to the side, put the move on, short-circuit, skip out on, tergiverse, turn aside
Antonyms:	confront, encounter, face, meet, stand up to

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	duck
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	drop down; avoid
Synonyms:	bend, bob, bow, crouch, dip, dive, dodge, double, elude, escape, evade, fence, lower, lurch, parry, plunge, shirk, shun, shy, sidestep, stoop, submerge, move to side
Antonyms:	face, jump, meet

Main Entry:	elude
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	avoid; escape
Synonyms:	baffle, bilk, circumvent, confound, cop out, ditch, dodge, double, duck, eschew, evade, flee, fly, foil, frustrate, hem and haw, outrun, outwit, pass the buck, puzzle, shirk, shuck, shun, shy, stall, stonewall, stump, thwart, be beyond someone, beat around the bush, get around, get away from, give the runaround, give the slip, give wide berth to, not touch, pass up, run around, stay shy of, steer clear of
Antonyms:	attract, confront, encounter, entice, face, invite, meet, take on

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	equivocate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	avoid an issue
Synonyms:	blow hot and cold, cavil, con, cop a plea, cop out, dodge, double-talk, elude, escape, eschew, evade, falsify, fence, fib, flip-flop, fudge, hedge, hem and haw, lie, palter, parry, pass the buck, prevaricate, pussyfoot, quibble, shuck, shuffle, sidestep, stonewall, tergiversate, waffle, weasel, beat around the bush, beg the question, cloud the issue, cover up, give run around, jive, mince words, run around, sit on the fence, tell white lie, tergiverse
Antonyms:	face, meet, speak on

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	escape
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	break away from
Synonyms:	abscond, avoid, bail out, bolt, circumvent, cut loose, decamp, depart, desert, disappear, dodge, double, duck, elope, elude, emerge, evade, flee, fly, get off, leave, make off, pass, run, shun, skip, slip, vanish, burst out, cut and run, duck out, fly the coop, get away with, go scot-free, make getaway, make oneself scarce, play hooky, run away, run off, run out on, slip away, steal away, take a powder, take flight, take on the lam, work out of, wriggle out
Antonyms:	capture, remain, stay

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	eschew
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	have nothing to do with
Synonyms:	abandon, abjure, abstain, avoid, double, duck, elude, evade, forgo, forswear, refrain, renounce, sacrifice, shun, shy, give up, have no truck with, let well enough alone, not touch, shy away from, steer clear of, swear off*
Antonyms:	embrace, like, love

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	fence
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	dodge; beat around the bush
Synonyms:	avoid, baffle, cavil, duck, equivocate, evade, feint, foil, hedge, maneuver, outwit, parry, prevaricate, quibble, shift, shirk, sidestep, stonewall*, tergiversate
Antonyms:	face, meet

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	flee
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	run away to escape
Synonyms:	abscond, avoid, beat a hasty retreat, blow, bolt, break, cut and run, cut out, decamp, depart, desert, elude, evade, fly, fly the coop, get away, get the hell out, get, hotfoot, jump, leave, make a getaway, make off, make one's escape, make oneself scarce, make quick exit, make tracks, retreat, scamper, scoot, scram, skedaddle, skip, split, step on it, step on the gas, take a hike, take flight, take off, vamoose*, vanish
Antonyms:	face, meet, stand, stay, wait

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	flinch
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	shy away, wince
Synonyms:	avoid, balk, blanch, blink, cower, cringe, crouch, draw back, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, flee, quail, recede, recoil, retire, retreat, shirk, shrink, shun, start, swerve, withdraw, blench
Antonyms:	confront, face, meet

Main Entry:	forbear
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	resist the temptation to
Synonyms:	abstain, avoid, bridle, cease, curb, decline, desist, escape, eschew, evade, forgo, hold back*, inhibit, keep, omit, pause, refrain, restrain, sacrifice, shun, stop, withhold, go easy, keep from
Antonyms:	continue, indulge, involve, partake, use

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	fudge
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	fake, misrepresent
Synonyms:	avoid, color, cook up*, dodge, embellish, embroider, equivocate, evade, exaggerate, falsify, hedge, magnify, overstate, pad, patch, shuffle, slant, stall
Antonyms:	tell truth

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	get out
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	escape
Synonyms:	alight, avoid, beat it, begone, break out, bug off, clear out, decamp, depart, dodge, duck, egress, evacuate, evade, exit, flee, fly, go, leave, scram, shirk, shun, skedaddle, split, take off, vacate, vamoose, withdraw, be off, buzz off, extricate oneself, free oneself, hightail, kite, make tracks, run away, take a hike
Antonyms:	capture, grab, seize

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Main Entry:	hedge
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	avoid, dodge
Synonyms:	blow hot and cold, cop a plea, cop out, duck, equivocate, evade, flip-flop, fudge, hem and haw, pass the buck, prevaricate, pussyfoot, quibble, shilly-shally, shuck, shuffle, sidestep, stall, stonewall, temporize, tergiversate, waffle, be noncommittal, beat around the bush, give the run around, jive, run around, sit on the fence, tergiverse
Antonyms:	confront, face, meet