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elusion

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Synonyms and Antonyms of elusion

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

his artful elusion of the worst work assignments

Synonyms of elusion

avoidance, cop-out, dodging, ducking, eluding, escape, eschewal, eschewing, evasion, out, shaking, shunning

Words Related to elusion

bypassing, circumvention, runaround, sidestepping, skirting

averting, deflection, obviation, precluding, prevention

Near Antonyms of elusion

abidance, endurance, submission, toleration

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