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

In defending the ban against the latest challenge, the Justice Department points out that the tax was regularly evaded. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Earlier this month, the detectives were notified that the homicide suspect, who had evaded arrest, had died by suicide. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

But Iran has, in many cases, successfully evaded the sanctions by setting up new front companies. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

The first, a corner, saw McBurnie free at the far post to hit a shot Lammens did well to claw out before the ball fell to Semi Ajayi in space in the six-yard box, having evaded Harry Maguire and Noussair Mazraoui. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Garrett Nussmeier faked the handoff and evaded rushers by stepping up in the pocket. — Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

Despite the pending murder charge in Solano, Evans continued to put out music and evaded capture. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

During the Cambrian explosion, a geologically brief period lasting approximately 53 million years, organisms became more intelligent, biodiversity surged, predators hunted, prey evaded and complex ecosystems emerged. — Bratin Saha, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

In the foreseeable future, a terrorist group with minimal skills could access a jailbroken AI model (one that has evaded safety controls) trained on the world’s most comprehensive biological data set. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026