as in elusive
hard to find, capture, or isolate
believers in Bigfoot have never quite explained how such a large creature can be so evasive
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Recent Examples of evasive
Bondi’s response was characteristically bristling and evasive; Whitehouse asked about the money seven times, to no avail.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Poehler’s portrayal of the attorney general was of an evasive Trump loyalist who loves to play the victim and insult senators.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh and OC Greg Roman have been evasive on the matter of the Hassan Haskins–Kimani Vidal workload split.
—Andy Behrens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Both have been evasive when asked about their relationship status in various interviews.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Poehler’s portrayal of the attorney general was of an evasive Trump loyalist who loves to play the victim and insult senators.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh and OC Greg Roman have been evasive on the matter of the Hassan Haskins–Kimani Vidal workload split.
—Andy Behrens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Both have been evasive when asked about their relationship status in various interviews.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evasive
elusive
Adjective
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However, getting the best out of Wirtz has proved elusive.—
The Athletic's Liverpool staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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That last part proves most elusive, as the film hammers home repeatedly, though not very subtly.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Evasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasive. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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