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Synonyms & Antonyms of elude
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
- the millionaire had been eluding his fair share of taxes for years before getting caught
Synonyms for elude
- avoid,
- dodge,
- duck,
- escape,
- eschew,
- evade,
- finesse,
- get around,
- scape,
- shake,
- shirk,
- shuffle (out of),
- shun,
- weasel (out of)
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The first known use of elude was in 1667
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