evasive Synonyms

evasive Meaning

Wordnet

evasive (s)

deliberately vague or ambiguous

avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire

Webster

evasive (a.)

Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice.

FAQs About the word evasive

deliberately vague or ambiguous, avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fireTending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling;

elusive,slippery, unobtainable, cagey, unreachable, cagy, transitory, fleeting, fugitive, shifty

obtainable, accessible, attainable,convenient, available, accessible, convenient, attainable, obtainable, available

The politician gave evasive answers to the reporter's questions, avoiding giving any concrete information.

The child's evasive gaze suggested that they were hiding something.

The fugitive tried to give the police an evasive answer about their whereabouts.

The hiker's evasive route through the dense forest made it difficult for rescuers to locate them.