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elusive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of elusive

hard to find, capture, or isolate

the giant squid is one of the oceanʼs most elusive inhabitants

Synonyms of elusive

evasive, fugitive, slippery

Words Related to elusive

cagey (also cagy), shifty

ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, impermanent, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory

inaccessible, inconvenient, unapproachable, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, unreachable, untouchable

Near Antonyms of elusive

accessible, approachable, attainable, available, convenient, obtainable, reachable

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