evade
verb
i-ˈvād 
ē-
evaded; evading
intransitive verb
1
: to slip away
2
: to take refuge in escape or avoidance
transitive verb
1
: to elude by dexterity or stratagem
2
a
: to avoid facing up to
evaded the real issues
b
: to avoid the performance of : dodge, circumvent
especially : to fail to pay (taxes)
c
: to avoid answering directly : turn aside
3
: to be elusive to : baffle
the simple, personal meaning evaded them
C. D. Lewis
C. D. Lewis evadable
i-ˈvā-də-bəl. ē-
adjective evader noun
Synonyms
- avoid
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- finesse
- get around
- scape
- shake
- shirk
- shuffle (out of)
- shun
- weasel (out of)
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The criminals have so far managed to evade the police. a politician skilled at evading difficult questions The governor has been accused of evading the issue.
Recent Examples on the Web The latest variants are able to evade protection offered by vaccination, but the combination of vaccines and booster shots still lower the risk of hospitalization and death. Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2022 Julie Washington reports the subvariants are also able to evade immunity based on prior infection. Mike Rose, cleveland, 21 July 2022 The risk of reinfections has increased because newly emergent subvariants are better able to evade the front line defense of the immune system, and there is essentially no effort at the community level to limit transmission. Joel Achenbach, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 The risk of reinfections has increased because newly emergent subvariants are better able to evade the front line defense of the immune system, and there is essentially no effort at the community level to limit transmission. Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2022 Experts say stealth fighters able to evade Pyongyang's radars would be vital in any action against North Korea. Brad Lendon And Gawon Bae, CNN, 6 July 2022 Trump expressed some surprise that Giuliani was able to evade the flying lunch. Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 28 June 2022 The researchers did find SNPs that could have made the monkeypox 2022 virus better able to evade your immune response, which obviously is not a great thing. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 25 June 2022 The suspect was picked up by a black SUV that was able to evade police, the report says. Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022 See More
Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2022 Julie Washington reports the subvariants are also able to evade immunity based on prior infection. Mike Rose, cleveland, 21 July 2022 The risk of reinfections has increased because newly emergent subvariants are better able to evade the front line defense of the immune system, and there is essentially no effort at the community level to limit transmission. Joel Achenbach, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 The risk of reinfections has increased because newly emergent subvariants are better able to evade the front line defense of the immune system, and there is essentially no effort at the community level to limit transmission. Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2022 Experts say stealth fighters able to evade Pyongyang's radars would be vital in any action against North Korea. Brad Lendon And Gawon Bae, CNN, 6 July 2022 Trump expressed some surprise that Giuliani was able to evade the flying lunch. Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 28 June 2022 The researchers did find SNPs that could have made the monkeypox 2022 virus better able to evade your immune response, which obviously is not a great thing. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 25 June 2022 The suspect was picked up by a black SUV that was able to evade police, the report says. Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle French & Latin; Middle French evader, from Latin evadere, from e- + vadere to go, walk — more at wade
First Known Use
1513, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Phrases Containing evade
Kids Definition
evade
verb
i-ˈvād
evaded; evading
: to get away from or avoid meeting directly
evade a question
Legal Definition
evade
transitive verb
i-ˈvād
evaded; evading
1
: to unlawfully fail to pay (taxes) through fraudulent or deceptive means compare avoid
2
: to avoid answering directly
trying to evade the question
evaded
verb
as in avoided
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery people who use every loophole in the law to evade paying taxes Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- avoided
- escaped
- eluded
- shunned
- dodged
- deflected
- eschewed
- prevented
- scaped
- shook
- eliminated
- ducked
- shirked
- finessed
- circumvented
- excluded
- thwarted
- parried
- precluded
- steered clear of
- obviated
- averted
- fought shy of
- missed
- stayed clear of
- kept clear of
- shuffled (out of)
- outwitted
- weaseled (out of)
- debarred
- outsmarted
- got around
- diverted
- ruled out
- banned
- outfoxed
- bypassed
- foiled
- excepted
- overreached
- frustrated
- barred
- warded (off)
- foxed
- skirted
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sought
- pursued
- accepted
- embraced
- caught
- welcomed
- incurred
- courted
- contracted