WEASELED (OUT OF) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

weaseled (out of)

verb

past tense of weasel (out of)

as in avoided

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery you won't be able to weasel out of your share of the work by feigning illness

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Outside of the ring, Knight avoided Reigns’ attempt to spear him through the barricade.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
But the team largely avoided the crowds by taking a back road into the stadium.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of avoided

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Last year, a Houthi missile evaded Israel’s vaunted air defenses and impacted near Ben Gurion airport.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
State police said evidence was located at the scene which indicated that a 2022 Triumph Rocket 3 GT, operated by 56-year-old Alexander Rivera of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, was struck by vehicle that allegedly evaded the scene.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of evaded

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Under the hot Austin, Texas, sun in the summer of 2020, three future NFL players escaped the confines of pandemic restrictions to train together at a local facility.

— Sam Jane, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Although television coverage suggested the capital had escaped the widespread structural destruction visible in communities closer to the epicenter, the earthquake caused major disruptions to daily life.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

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