evasion - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

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

Synonyms

• evasion

More generic

• escape
• flight

More specific

• dodge
• eluding
• elusion
• evasive action
• maneuver
• manoeuvre
• slip

Noun

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

Synonyms

• dodging
• escape
• evasion

More generic

• carelessness
• neglect
• negligence
• nonperformance

More specific

• circumvention
• escape mechanism
• goldbricking
• goofing off
• malingering
• shirking
• skulking
• slacking
• soldiering

Noun

the deliberate act of failing to pay money

Synonyms

• evasion
• nonpayment

More generic

• commerce
• commercialism
• mercantilism

More specific

• tax evasion

Noun

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

Synonyms

• equivocation
• evasion

More generic

• deceit
• deception
• misrepresentation

More specific

• cavil
• circumlocution
• doublespeak
• hedge
• hedging
• indirect expression
• quibble
• quiddity

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