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Synonyms for evasive
ɪˈveɪ sɪveva·sive
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evasiveadjective
Synonyms:
devious, deceitful, sly, cagey, slippery, shifty, equivocal, vague, noncommital, elusory, unclear, elusive, ambiguous, trickyevasiveadjective
Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
Synonyms:
devious, ambiguous, sly, deceitful, slippery, unclear, equivocal, elusory, tricky, vague, noncommital, cagey, shifty, elusiveevasiveadjective
Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.
Synonyms:
vague, noncommital, devious, elusory, deceitful, shifty, cagey, ambiguous, slippery, unclear, sly, tricky, equivocal, elusive
Princeton's WordNet
evasiveadjective
deliberately vague or ambiguous
"his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"
Antonyms:
unprotective, unambiguous, univocal, unequivocalevasiveadjective
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
"pilots are taught to take evasive action"
Antonyms:
unambiguous, unprotective, univocal, unequivocal
Dictionary of English Synonymes
evasiveadjective
Synonyms:
equivocating, shuffling, sophistical, elusive, elusory
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
evasiveadjective
Synonyms:
equivocal, indefinite, elusive
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "evasive":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#12929 | unclear | |
#14437 | vague | |
#15928 | tricky | |
#17795 | ambiguous | |
#18828 | slippery | |
#20139 | elusive | |
#21715 | devious | |
#23246 | sly | |
#44681 | evasive | |
#55524 | deceitful | |
#66096 | shifty | |
#70807 | equivocal | |
#125956 | cagey | |
#175420 | noncommittal |
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After a thorough review of Judge Jackson’s record and information gained at the hearing from an evasive witness, I now know why Judge Jackson was the favorite of the radical left.
We need to examine the role and responsibility of law enforcement and other state agencies that protect people... it's fair for that examination. We expect it, but it's also important that people understand that sometimes it's not as easy, not as obvious, at the very outset or during the course of the investigation, to resolve these sorts of incidents. You have people absolutely determined to secrete a child away unlawfully, hiding under a staircase, giving limited access to the home, and otherwise evasive in terms of cooperation. Having someone who's that determined, and( police) don't have legal justification to do certain things, it makes it difficult to resolve cases.
The system detects the physiological state of the pilot while he is still in control and it can predict if he is going to lose consciousness, giving enough time to take evasive action.
You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.
Despite his impressive academic credentials, Judge Gorsuch’s record and evasive responses – even refusing to answer questions regarding his views of cases like Roe v. Wade and Citizens United – do not give me confidence that he possesses a judicial philosophy that will serve the American public well.
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