Synonyms of eluding

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noun

as in escape

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

the criminal's eluding of the police finally came to an end when he was caught trying to leave the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submission
• endurance
• toleration
• abidance

eluding

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verb

present participle of elude

as in evading

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

• evading
• avoiding
• escaping
• dodging
• preventing
• eschewing
• shunning
• shaking
• deflecting
• eliminating
• ducking
• shuffling (out of)
• shirking
• scaping
• finessing
• keeping clear of
• excluding
• circumventing
• precluding
• steering clear of
• thwarting
• missing
• fighting shy of
• staying clear of
• getting around
• obviating
• weaseling (out of)
• averting
• parrying
• excepting
• diverting
• outwitting
• warding (off)
• debarring
• banning
• ruling out
• foiling
• bypassing
• outsmarting
• barring
• frustrating
• overreaching
• outfoxing
• skirting
• foxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeking
• pursuing
• accepting
• embracing
• catching
• courting
• welcoming
• contracting
• incurring