Synonyms for eluded
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ih-lood |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlud |
Top 10 synonyms for eluded Other synonyms for the word eluded
- be beyond someone
- beat around the bush
- bilk
- circumvent
- cop out
- ditch
- double
- duck
- eschew
- fly
- get around
- get away from
- give the runaround
- give the slip
- give wide berth to
- hem and haw
- not touch
- pass the buck
- pass up
- run around
- shirk
- shuck
- shun
- shy
- stall
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
- stonewall
- stump
- thwart
Définition of eluded
Origin :- 1530s, "delude, make a fool of," from Latin eludere "escape from, make a fool of, win from at play," from ex- "out, away" (see ex-) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous). Sense of "evade" is first recorded 1610s in a figurative sense, 1630s in a literal one. Related: Eluded; eludes; eluding.
- verb avoid; escape
- But that night I dreamed out the success which had eluded my waking hours.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
- I have often since tried to recall it, but as yet it has eluded all my efforts.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- But now the object of his pursuit vanished from his sight, and eluded his eager search.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- In all the devices we have considered thus far the enemy is eluded.
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
- She eluded the question and said, "You sent for me—what do you wish to say?"
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- As I raised it, I eluded the pinioning grip of the troopers.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- The pair in the malthouse might have eluded all search but for the steward's pusillanimity.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- "For years had he eluded the long arm of the pope's justice," she resumed.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- Hawk had eluded every attempt to discuss his copy of the confession.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- He liked to be sure of every one with whom he had to deal, and there were times when she eluded him.
- Extract from : « The Traitors » by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Antonyms for eluded
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