evade (Meaning)
evade (v)
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
evade (v. t.)
To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument.
To escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from.
To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.
Synonyms & Antonyms of evade
evade Sentence Examples
- The slippery politician evaded every question posed to him, much to the chagrin of the reporters.
- The prisoner evaded the guards and made a desperate run for freedom, but was ultimately caught.
- In a bid to cause chaos, the terrorists adroitly evaded security measures and wreaked havoc in the city.
- The child cleverly evaded his bedtime by pretending to be sick, but his ruse was eventually discovered.
- The athlete demonstrated remarkable agility as he evaded the tackles of his opponents and scored the winning touchdown.
- To escape the clutches of the villain, the resourceful heroine evaded a series of booby-traps before making a miraculous escape.
- The magician deftly evaded detection as he performed a series of astonishing card tricks, leaving the audience astounded.
- The skilled tax evader artfully evaded the scrutiny of the authorities for years, until his complex scheme was ultimately uncovered.
- Unseen by the naked eye, subatomic particles can quantum mechanically tunnel through potential barriers, an effect that physicists describe as "wavefunction collapse" or "quantum tunneling" by "tunneling" or "wavefunction collapse."
- In an attempt to avoid the raging forest fire, the animals frantically evaded the flames, seeking refuge in the nearest clearing.
FAQs About the word evade
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues), escape, either physically or mentally, practice evasion, use cunning
avoid, escape, dodge, shake,elude, scape, eschew, prevent, deflect, shun
pursue, embrace, pursue,seek, embrace, seek, accept, accept, court, catch
The slippery politician evaded every question posed to him, much to the chagrin of the reporters.
The prisoner evaded the guards and made a desperate run for freedom, but was ultimately caught.
In a bid to cause chaos, the terrorists adroitly evaded security measures and wreaked havoc in the city.
The child cleverly evaded his bedtime by pretending to be sick, but his ruse was eventually discovered.
