Synonyms of eluded

eluded

verb

past tense of elude

as in evaded

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 & Similar Words

• evaded
• avoided
• escaped
• eschewed
• shunned
• shook
• prevented
• dodged
• deflected
• eliminated
• ducked
• kept clear of
• shuffled (out of)
• scaped
• shirked
• steered clear of
• finessed
• fought shy of
• thwarted
• excluded
• missed
• precluded
• stayed clear of
• circumvented
• averted
• obviated
• got around
• weaseled (out of)
• parried
• ruled out
• diverted
• warded (off)
• outwitted
• excepted
• debarred
• outsmarted
• foiled
• bypassed
• banned
• frustrated
• barred
• overreached
• outfoxed
• foxed
• skirted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sought
• accepted
• pursued
• embraced
• welcomed
• caught
• incurred
• courted
• contracted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eluded

Six days afterward, a person in a truck that looked similar to the suspect’s vehicle fled, and successfully eluded police, when a BART officer approached, authorities said. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026

Prosecutors said Duprey had eluded several officers before Duran used both hands to grab a red-and-white cooler filled with beverages and ice, and hurled it at Duprey’s head. —Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026

That is what has eluded Moody, Podziemski and Kuminga. —Nick Friedell, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026

The Buffalo Bills enter the NFL playoffs without, at last, the Kansas City Chiefs blocking their path to the Super Bowl appearance that has eluded them for so long. —Mark Maske, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2026

Trump has eluded a lasting peace in either of these places – what steps might be taken to change that? —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Jan. 2026

The Red Wings tied it with 59 seconds left in the period on Seider's shot from near the blue line that eluded a screened Hildeby. —CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025

But the two biggest wars — the war Hamas started against Israel and the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine have eluded him. —Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025

Together, these three provide the beginnings of compatibility and interoperability that has eluded mesh proponents for so long. —IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025