Synonyms of evades

evades

verb

present tense third-person singular of evade

as in avoids

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

• avoids
• escapes
• eludes
• shuns
• dodges
• eschews
• deflects
• prevents
• shakes
• eliminates
• shirks
• shuffles (out of)
• circumvents
• finesses
• precludes
• thwarts
• steers clear of
• obviates
• misses
• ducks
• excludes
• scapes
• fights shy of
• averts
• keeps clear of
• gets around
• weasels (out of)
• stays clear of
• parries
• diverts
• outwits
• debars
• bypasses
• excepts
• wards (off)
• rules out
• bans
• frustrates
• outsmarts
• foils
• overreaches
• outfoxes
• bars
• skirts
• foxes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeks
• accepts
• pursues
• embraces
• welcomes
• catches
• incurs
• courts
• contracts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evades

Renewed sanctions may not deal much of an economic blow to Iran, especially if China evades them, but can be a potent political tool to stir fears of vulnerability and future military action, a Washington Institute expert argued. —semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025

There has been a lot of research into understanding how cancer evades the body’s immune system, and the ways that science might be able to get around that. —New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025

However, the upper chamber has rules about what types of policies can be subject to this process, which evades the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold. —Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 25 June 2025