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Synonyms for elusive
ɪˈlu sɪv; -sə ri, -zə-elu·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
elusiveadjective
difficult to describe
"a haunting elusive odor"
Synonyms:
tough, knotty, problematical, subtle, baffling, problematicAntonyms:
palpable, easy, tangible, identifiable, artlesselusiveadjective
skillful at eluding capture
"a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
Synonyms:
tough, knotty, problematical, subtle, baffling, problematicAntonyms:
palpable, artless, identifiable, tangible, easyelusive, subtleadjective
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
"his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"
Synonyms:
pernicious, baffling, problematic, knotty, tough, insidious, subtle, problematicalAntonyms:
easy, identifiable, artless, tangible, palpablebaffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, toughadjective
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
"a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
Synonyms:
subtle, gnarled, involved, knotty, problematical, debatable, ruffianly, bad, rugged, toughened, problematic, snarly, baffling, gnarly, hard, tangled, sturdy, knobbed, tough, knotted, tortuous, convoluted, snarledAntonyms:
easy, palpable, tangible, identifiable, artless
Dictionary of English Synonymes
elusiveadjective
elusiveadjective
Synonyms:
equivocating, shuffling, equivocatory
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "elusive":
unattainable, illusive, distant, evasive, unfulfilled, indomitable, sly, inaccessible, imprecise, illusory, unrealized, difficult
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#596 | hard | |
#841 | bad | |
#1376 | involved | |
#1928 | difficult | |
#4924 | tough | |
#9085 | distant | |
#9840 | subtle | |
#12142 | rugged | |
#14954 | sturdy | |
#14988 | problematic | |
#20139 | elusive | |
#23246 | sly | |
#25735 | tangled | |
#26171 | inaccessible | |
#35899 | unrealized | |
#37075 | knotted | |
#39559 | insidious | |
#41131 | convoluted | |
#44681 | evasive | |
#45427 | debatable | |
#48711 | pernicious | |
#52075 | illusory | |
#52431 | unfulfilled | |
#53611 | baffling | |
#53910 | imprecise | |
#62952 | unattainable | |
#68031 | knotty | |
#72606 | tortuous | |
#72731 | indomitable | |
#77839 | toughened | |
#79304 | snarled | |
#89990 | gnarly | |
#93946 | illusive | |
#99916 | gnarled | |
#107333 | problematical | |
#273936 | knobbed |
How to use elusive in a sentence?
We seek him here, we seek him there, Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven?—Is he in hell? That demmed, elusive Pimpernel.
It is the Vague and Elusive. Meet it and you will not see its head. Follow it and you will not see its back.
U.S. stocks may soon test storage capacity limits. That would inevitably lead to renewed price weakness, which in turn could trigger the supply cuts that have so far remained elusive, while the U.S. supply response to lower prices might take longer to kick in than expected, it might also prove more abrupt.
Although the study adds considerable evidence to support lifestyle modifications and weight loss to optimize reproductive potential and the response to treatment, both of these remain elusive for many patients.
It is a very elusive thing, i don't think there's ever been an accurate internal accounting of the value of his brand.
Translations for elusive
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- صعبة المنالArabic
- изплъзващ се, неуловимBulgarian
- schwer fassbar, flüchtigGerman
- άπιαστοςGreek
- nekapteblaEsperanto
- elusivoSpanish
- puiklik, ebamääraneEstonian
- فراری, گریزانPersian
- hämärä, vältteleväFinnish
- insaisissable, évasifFrench
- dothuigtheIrish
- nehezen megfoghatóHungarian
- 理解しにくいですJapanese
- moeilijk beschrijfbaar, ongrijpbaarDutch
- nieuchwytnyPolish
- evazivRomanian
- неуловимый, труднодостижимый, ускользающийRussian
- lukav, prepreden, neuhvatljivSerbo-Croatian
- 难以捉摸Chinese
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