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

Can Villeneuve, after four nominations for directing, writing, and producing, get the best-director Oscar that has always eluded him? — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

The stepfather, Cledith Arthur, who pleaded not guilty, moved away and eluded authorities who issued multiple warrants over the years for his arrest. — Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Yet Luna, a Jack Russell terrier from California, has eluded capture. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

The prize eluded him, but there is a bust of Sasakawa at the World Health Organization, in Geneva. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Unfortunately, reasonable health has eluded San Francisco for most of the past two seasons. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

But directly detecting WIMPs, or other alternative hypothetical dark matter particles, has eluded physicists for decades. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Bobbie and DeForrest said they were reassured that the state's Department of Child Safety would find facilities to provide the care that had eluded them. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

So what does an Oscar season look like with the last movie star still chasing the one prize that has eluded him? — Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026