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

Johnson was arrested and faces charges of evading arrest/detention and discharging a firearm, police said. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Garcia entered a plea and was convicted of evading police officers before his trial began last month. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 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

He was detained on August 8, 2025, and charged with DUI, evading arrest with a vehicle, and fleeing from police, according to ICE. — Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Federal authorities routinely target South Florida remittance companies that operate as conduits for unlawful money transfers, especially for drug traffickers, because many are suspected of evading bank-reporting requirements. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026