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evasive
e·va·sive E0248700 (ĭ-vā′sĭv)adj.1. Inclined or intended to evade: took evasive action.2. Intentionally vague or ambiguous; equivocal: an evasive statement.
e·va′sive·ly adv.e·va′sive·ness n.evasive (ɪˈveɪsɪv) adj1. tending or seeking to evade; avoiding the issue; not straightforward2. avoiding or seeking to avoid trouble or difficulties: to take evasive action. 3. hard to catch or obtain; elusive eˈvasively adv eˈvasiveness ne•va•sive (ɪˈveɪ sɪv)
adj. tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion. [1715–25] e•va′sive•ly, adv. e•va′sive•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | evasive - deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"ambiguous, equivocal - open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question" | | 2. | evasive - avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action"protective - intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs" |
evasiveadjective1. deceptive, misleading, indirect, cunning, slippery, tricky, shuffling, devious, oblique, shifty, cagey (informal), deceitful, dissembling, prevaricating, equivocating, sophistical, casuistic, casuistical He was evasive about the circumstances of their first meeting.
deceptive open, direct, straight, frank, straightforward, honest, candid, truthful, guileless, unequivocating2. avoiding, escaping, circumventing Four high-flying warplanes had to take evasive action.evasiveadjective1. Characterized by or exhibiting evasion:elusive, slippery.2. Deliberately ambiguous or vague:equivocal.Translationsevade (iˈveid) verb to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill. 逃避 逃避eˈvasion (-ʒən) noun 逃避 逃避eˈvasive (-siv) adjective1. having the purpose of evading. 逃避的 逃避的2. not frank and direct. He gave evasive answers. 含糊的 含糊的eˈvasively adverb 逃避地 逃避地eˈvasiveness noun 遁辭 遁辞evasive
Related to evasive: Fault-findingSynonyms for evasiveadj deceptiveSynonyms- deceptive
- misleading
- indirect
- cunning
- slippery
- tricky
- shuffling
- devious
- oblique
- shifty
- cagey
- deceitful
- dissembling
- prevaricating
- equivocating
- sophistical
- casuistic
- casuistical
Antonyms- open
- direct
- straight
- frank
- straightforward
- honest
- candid
- truthful
- guileless
- unequivocating
adj avoidingSynonyms- avoiding
- escaping
- circumventing
Synonyms for evasiveadj characterized by or exhibiting evasionSynonymsadj deliberately ambiguous or vagueSynonymsWords related to evasiveadj deliberately vague or ambiguousRelated Wordsadj avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fireRelated Words |