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Antonyms for evaded
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ih-veyd |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈveɪd |
Definition of evaded
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
- "That's three to one, Emma, and the majority rules," evaded Grace.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- He would have taken her in his arms again, but she evaded the caress.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- I was questioned, of course, but evaded any very close answers.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- He inquired whether I was really an American; but I evaded any direct answer.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The Mississippian evaded the blow and flashed in with his left.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Again his eyes drooped, evaded hers, and rested on the floor.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- I had evaded it long enough, I would turn and face it squarely now.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- But Gaspare evaded the answer, and substituted something that was almost a rebuke.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- But he had evaded them so long that he thought he might continue to do so.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
- He evaded the friendly hand and screeched in a high-pitched voice.
- Extract from : « The Velvet Glove » by Harry Harrison
Synonyms for evaded
- avoid
- baffle
- balk
- beat around bush
- beg the question
- bypass
- cavil
- circumvent
- conceal
- confuse
- cop out
- deceive
- decline
- dodge
- double
- duck
- elude
- equivocate
- escape
- eschew
- fence
- fend off
- flee
- fly
- fudge
- get around
- give the runaround
- hedge
- hide
- keep distance
- lay low
- lead on a merry chase
- lie
- parry
- pass up
- pretend
- prevaricate
- pussyfoot
- put off
- shift
- shirk
- shuck
- shuffle
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- slip out
- sneak away
- steer clear of
- tergiversate
- trick
- waffle
- weasel
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