| evade | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).; "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" |
| ~ beg | dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted.; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion" |
| ~ quibble | evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections. |
| ~ avoid | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something.; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
| v. (motion) | 2. bilk, elude, evade | escape, either physically or mentally.; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" |
| ~ escape, get away, break loose | run away from confinement.; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" |
| v. (social) | 3. evade | practice evasion.; "This man always hesitates and evades" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (communication) | 4. evade | use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid.; "The con man always evades" |
| ~ get away, escape, get by, get off, get out | escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action.; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" |
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