Synonyms of evasion

evasion

noun

i-ˈvā-zhən 

as in escape

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable

pleading chronic back pain is my standard evasion for doing any heavy lifting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• avoidance
• dodging
• elusion
• out
• cop-out
• ducking
• eschewal
• shunning
• eluding
• circumvention
• eschewing
• shaking
• bypassing
• prevention
• deflection
• sidestepping
• skirting
• runaround
• obviation
• averting
• precluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submission
• endurance
• toleration
• abidance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evasion

When Spiro Agnew resigned in disgrace over tax evasion, Kennerly was tapped to photograph one of his potential replacements as vice president, Gerald Ford. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

But the ambassador retorts with evasion, keeping the language cryptic. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2026

The resulting dependencies on China would cause the United States and its partners to slide down the global value chain into real estate, tourism, commodities, finance, and perhaps transnational tax evasion. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

That said, tax fraud, tax evasion, and other economic crimes are at the top of the government’s agenda. — Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026