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EVASION Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word evasion. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word evasion. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for EVASION

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equivocation
nounn
noun

• a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

• intentionally vague or ambiguous

• falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

escape
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of escaping physically

• an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

• an avoidance of danger or difficulty

• a means or way of escaping

• a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

• the discharge of a fluid from some container

• a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level

verb

• run away from confinement

• fail to experience

• escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

• be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

• remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• issue or leak, as from a small opening

avoidance
nounn
noun

• deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

dodge
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

• a quick evasive movement

• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

verb

• make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid

• move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

elusion
nounn
noun

• the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

skirting
verb, nounv, n
adjective satellite

• being all around the edges; enclosing

sidestepping
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

prevarication
nounn
noun

• a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

• intentionally vague or ambiguous

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

shift
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an event in which something is displaced without rotation

• a qualitative change

• the time period during which you are at work

• the act of changing one thing or position for another

• the act of moving from one place to another

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

• the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

verb

• make a shift in or exchange of

• change place or direction

• move around

• move very slightly

• move from one setting or context to another

• change in quality

• move and exchange for another

• move sideways or in an unsteady way

• move abruptly

• use a shift key on a keyboard

• change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

• change gears

• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

shuffling
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

• the act of mixing cards haphazardly

subterfuge
nounn
noun

• something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

dodging
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

• deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

nonpayment
nounn
noun

• act of failing to meet a financial obligation

• loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid

• the deliberate act of failing to pay money

Best Hypernyms For EVASION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for evasion, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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carelessness commerce commercialism deceit deception escape flight mercantilism misrepresentation neglect negligence nonperformance

Alternatives for EQUIVOCATION

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