Synonyms for evasion
ɪˈveɪ ʒəneva·sion

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1. evasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   subterfuge, shift, equivocation, shuffling, prevarication

2. evasionnoun

   The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

   Synonyms:
   subterfuge, prevarication, shift, shuffling, equivocation

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. evasion

   Synonyms:
   prevarication, shuffle, fencing, sheet, subterfuge, quibble, equivocation

   Antonyms:
   answer, counterargument, grappling

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1. evasion, equivocationnoun

   a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

   Synonyms:
   tergiversation, evasiveness, dodging, escape, equivocation, nonpayment, prevarication

2. evasion, nonpaymentnoun

   the deliberate act of failing to pay money

   "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"

   Synonyms:
   default, equivocation, escape, nonpayment, dodging, nonremittal

3. evasion, escape, dodgingnoun

   nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

   "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"

   Synonyms:
   leakage, equivocation, nonpayment, turning away, dodge, escapism, shunning, flight, safety valve, escape, escape cock, dodging, leak, relief valve, avoidance, escape valve, scheme, outflow

4. evasionnoun

   the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

   Synonyms:
   equivocation, escape, nonpayment, dodging

Matched Categories

1. • Commerce
   • Escape
   • Misrepresentation
   • Negligence

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. evasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   shift, subterfuge, equivocation, prevarication, quibble, tergiversation, shuffling, sophistical excuse, disingenuous escape

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1. evasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   evading, eluding, escape, baffling, foiling, prevarication, equivocation, sophistry, tergiversation, subterfuge, dodge, excuse

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1. List of paraphrases for "evasion":

   fraud, escape, avoidance, évasion, prevarication, jailbreak, circumvention

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1. Anthony Fauci:

   That will give you a pretty good idea as to what the level of immune evasion is. That process will take likely two weeks or more, perhaps even sooner, depending upon how well the virus grows in the isolates that we get, and in those countries in which there are a lot of cases like South Africa, the computational biologists and the evolutionary biologists are going to be getting a good feel as to what the competition of this virus would be with Delta. Those are just a few of the things that will take a couple of weeks to a few weeks to learn.

2. Charles Harder:

   The New York Times' allegations of fraud and tax evasion are 100 percent false, and highly defamatory, there was no fraud or tax evasion by anyone. The facts upon which The Times bases The Times false allegations are extremely inaccurate.

3. Michael Cohen:

   There is no tax evasion, and the HELOC ? I have an 18 % loan to value on my home. How could there be a HELOC issue ? How ? ... It's a lie.

4. United States:

   We work vigorously to counter sanctions evasion and continue to strictly enforce sanctions on Iran's illicit oil trade. Anyone purchasing oil from Iran faces the prospect of United States sanctions.

5. The CEO:

   My inability to convince anyone that these arrangements were not put in place for reasons of tax evasion have caused reputational damage to the bank. But the fact is I've complied with the tax laws.