Synonyms of evading

evading

verb

present participle of evade

as in avoiding

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

• avoiding
• escaping
• eluding
• dodging
• eschewing
• shunning
• preventing
• deflecting
• shaking
• eliminating
• ducking
• shirking
• shuffling (out of)
• circumventing
• finessing
• scaping
• keeping clear of
• excluding
• thwarting
• precluding
• steering clear of
• obviating
• fighting shy of
• parrying
• staying clear of
• getting around
• averting
• weaseling (out of)
• missing
• diverting
• excepting
• banning
• outwitting
• bypassing
• debarring
• warding (off)
• ruling out
• foiling
• outsmarting
• barring
• overreaching
• outfoxing
• skirting
• frustrating
• foxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeking
• pursuing
• accepting
• embracing
• catching
• courting
• welcoming
• contracting
• incurring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evading

He also was booked on four outstanding warrants related to evading law enforcement, according to police. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

Between 1997 and 2005, he was convicted of multiple counts of DUI, speeding, reckless driving and evading police. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 29 July 2026

The woman was arrested and faces charges of discharging a firearm and evading arrest. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026

Much of Nix’s success in evading pressure comes in knowing Bolles is shutting down the attack behind him. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 24 July 2026

China’s leader Xi Jinping warned at a conference just last week of the need to keep AI from evading human control. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Last month, prosecutors charged Williams with two felony counts of camping and one misdemeanor charge of evading arrest. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026

But despite evading some serious punches from Holloway, McGregor clearly wasn’t right. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Fuselier was charged with evading arrest early on Tuesday, July 14, as authorities gathered more evidence for additional charges, police said. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026