elusion

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable his artful elusion of the worst work assignments Synonyms avoidance, cop-out, dodging, ducking, eluding, escape, eschewal, eschewing, evasion, out, shaking, shunningRelated Words bypassing, circumvention, runaround, sidestepping, skirting; averting, deflection, obviation, precluding, preventionNear Antonyms abidance, endurance, submission, toleration