Antonyms for evade

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ih-veyd

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈveɪd

Definition of evade

Origin : 1510s, "escape," from Middle French evader, from Latin evadere "to escape, get away," from ex- "away" (see ex-) + vadere "to go, walk" (see vamoose). Related: Evaded; evading. Special sense of "escape by trickery" is from 1530s.

verb get away from

Example sentences :

He tried to evade immediate payment, but on this point his creditor was peremptory.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Manlike, having raised the issue, K. would have given much to evade it.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

"You are trying to evade me, Mr. Hewson," she said, with a severity he found charming.
Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells

It is of no use for us to think to evade this law; neither is it a law wholly of retribution.
Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous

In his nobler moods he feels that this is but to evade the difficulty.
Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude

I, who whip round corners and bluster, relapse and evade, then rally and pursue!
Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame

Daniel replied with repose and managed to parry or evade all inquiries.
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

Could he be an emissary from some one whom the old forger had reason to evade?
Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander

The embassador had the prudence to attempt to evade the inquiry.
Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott

He never tried to turn away, nor did he make the slightest effort to evade me.
Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for evade

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