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evasive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of evasive

hard to find, capture, or isolate

believers in Bigfoot have never quite explained how such a large creature can be so evasive

Synonyms of evasive

elusive, fugitive, slippery

Words Related to evasive

cagey (also cagy), shifty

ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, impermanent, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory

inaccessible, inconvenient, unapproachable, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, unreachable, untouchable

Near Antonyms of evasive

accessible, approachable, attainable, available, convenient, obtainable, reachable

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