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

On the next play, Mayfield eluded a sack, stepped up and threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Egbuka, who had slipped and made the catch sitting on the ground. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

With runners at second and third, Rocchio, who has seven career walk-off plate appearances, hit a fly toward the left-field corner off Grant Taylor (7-3) that just eluded a diving try by outfielder Sam Antonacci. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Senior running back Jayden Ammons eluded defenders on a 34-yard run. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Ricky Taylor, 56, eluded arrest for more than a year, investigators say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

Moisés Ballesteros singled and Christian Moore sliced a two-run triple to right field that eluded a diving Jones and trimmed the deficit to 4-3. — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Devers sparked the rally with a walk, went to third on Bryce Eldridge’s single and then scored when Cox’s bunt eluded Braves first baseman Matt Olson. — Staff, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026

If all goes according to plan, the Rams will ride that fearsome defensive front all the way to the championship that so narrowly eluded them last winter. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Kusama also achieved something that has eluded other artists who were co-opted by commerce and converted avant-garde energies into branding, including Warhol, Haring, Koons, and Murakami. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026