Synonyms of evaded

evaded

verb

past tense of evade

as in avoided

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

people who use every loophole in the law to evade paying taxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoided
• escaped
• eluded
• dodged
• shunned
• eschewed
• deflected
• prevented
• shook
• ducked
• eliminated
• shirked
• kept clear of
• scaped
• shuffled (out of)
• steered clear of
• circumvented
• fought shy of
• finessed
• excluded
• missed
• stayed clear of
• thwarted
• precluded
• obviated
• averted
• parried
• got around
• weaseled (out of)
• diverted
• debarred
• ruled out
• outwitted
• banned
• warded (off)
• bypassed
• excepted
• outsmarted
• foiled
• barred
• frustrated
• overreached
• outfoxed
• skirted
• foxed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sought
• accepted
• pursued
• embraced
• welcomed
• caught
• incurred
• courted
• contracted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evaded

One was Ona Judge, who escaped and evaded Washington’s yearslong effort to recapture her. — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

For the rest of us that the nerdy reference evaded, Jarvis recently won Atlanta's starting SS job, and manager Walt Weiss won't stop raving about the 25-year-old speedster. — John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026

An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades heard arguments on how improper practices that evaded regulatory oversight turned a small fire into a tragedy as the case neared its conclusion Friday. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

Still, several popular chains have sadly evaded the KC metro. — Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

According to Reitz, federal officers on July 7 were investigating two Guatemalan men who had previously evaded arrest and were believed to be driving a white van. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 July 2026

DigitalMint said Martino evaded the company’s internal safeguards that attempt to prevent fraud. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Four parents and grandparents face child endangerment charges as officials probe how the family evaded schools, medical records and oversight in a village of fewer than 1,000. — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

On the phone, my friend Monika is telling me about a lost dog in her Salt Lake City neighborhood, a blue heeler who’s been seen limping and has evaded capture. — Literary Hub, 29 June 2026