EVASION Synonyms
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 |