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evade

verb

Simple meaning

To get away from by cunning.

Pronunciation

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ihvayd

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɪˈveɪd

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. transitive

    To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.

  2. Escape, either physically or mentally

  3. Use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

  4. transitive

    To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.

  5. intransitive

    To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient
Frequency
Uncommon

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.

Used this way, evade is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “This man always hesitates and evades.”verb

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Get / cunning

easily evade

Avoid

evade responsibility

Other combinations

evade taxevade paymentlonger evadethus evade

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Similar Words, What’s the Difference?

Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.

  • elude

    To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.

  • circumvent

    To avoid or get around something.

  • dodge

    To avoid; to sidestep.

  • sidestep

    To avoid or dodge.

Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • draft evadernounCompound term

    Someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: to get away from by cunning

elude

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