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

But his intensity in promoting movies while also evading any questions about his personal life could create a negative narrative for him. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026

The decision by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI follows a raft of reports in recent months about AI agents behaving in unexpected ways, evading human guardrails or otherwise going rogue. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

He was issued felony citations on suspicion of burglary, evading police, driving more than 100 mph, hit-and-run, obstruction and resisting, reckless driving and taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, according to the Sheriff’s Office. — Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The department says evading arrest is dangerous but didn’t provide details about the incident. — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026

The new legislation targets Russian officials, financial institutions and the network of tankers used to move Russian oil while evading sanctions. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

What really makes this all work is the introduction of Bryan as embodied by the sensational Abrams, who first blew me away evading George Clooney and Brad Pitt in Wolfs and then his scene-stealing work as the unhoused guy in Weapons. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Neither Washington nor Beijing benefits from losing control of systems capable of autonomous replication, accelerating the development of their own successors, evading oversight, or enabling catastrophic biological or cyber harm. — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned at a conference in July of the need to keep AI from evading human control. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026