EVASIVELY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

evasively

adverb

Definition of evasively

as in ambiguously

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Certain apparently magical happenings in the novel are treated ambiguously, but either way, the titular character’s study of Buddhist practices is an asset in his journey.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026
Moore hated White’s book Stuart Little, in which a mouse is born to a human woman, and which ends abruptly and ambiguously, with the little mouse’s future very much up to the reader.

— Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026

Definition of ambiguously

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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.

— Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026
Magnesium plays a more direct role in energy production at the cellular level, while vitamin D affects energy indirectly by supporting muscle function and physical performance.

— Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 13 July 2026

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Trump has repeatedly made derogatory and racist comments about immigrants, including calling them criminals and falsely saying that Haitians eat cats and dogs.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
In May, a former federal agent was arrested and charged with multiple counts of assault and falsely reporting a crime after making false statements under oath regarding the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis in January.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Definition of falsely

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That’s the word that NPR Editor in Chief Thomas Evans used to describe why, today, the outlet erroneously published a report by the veteran Supreme Court reporter Nina Totenberg that Justice Samuel Alito had retired.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026
Verstappen's crash at the final pair of corners brought out yellow flags, which Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli erroneously thought were double-waved yellow flags and aborted his lap.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

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