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Showing words for ELUSIVE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Elusive

elusive, eluvies

6 Letter Words for Elusive

evulse, levies, slieve

5 Letter Words for Elusive

eisel, elves, elvis, esile, evils, ileus, lieue, lieus, lieve, lives, sieve, slive, sueve, veils, veles, vleis, vlies

4 Letter Words for Elusive

eels, elev, else, elve, eves, evil, isle, lees, leis, lese, leve, levi, lies, lieu, lisu, live, lues, seel, seil, sele, seve, sile, slee, slue, ules, usee, vees, veil, vele, vese, vies, vile, vise, vlei, vlsi

3 Letter Words for Elusive

eel, eli, els, ese, esu, eve, ile, ise, isl, ive, lee, lei, les, leu, lev, lie, lis, lue, see, sei, sel, sie, sil, sle, sue, sui, ule, use, vee, vei, vel, vie, vil, vis

Definitions for Elusive

[1] eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: an elusive concept.
[2] cleverly or skillfully evasive: a fish too elusive to catch.
[3] difficult to find: hoping that elusive donors will finally contribute.
[4] difficult to catch an elusive thief
[5] preferring or living in solitude and anonymity
[6] difficult to remember an elusive thought

Words related to Elusive

tricky, ambiguous, volatile, fleeting, puzzling, illusory, slippery, subtle, incomprehensible, baffling, cagey, deceitful, deceptive, equivocal, evanescent, fallacious, fraudulent, fugitive, greasy, insubstantial

Words nearby Elusive

elude, eluent, elul, elura, elusion, elusive, elusory, elute, elution, elutriate, elutriator

Origin of Elusive

First recorded in 1710–20; elus(ion) + -ive

Words that may be confused with Elusive

elusive, illusory

Other words from Elusive

e·lu·sive·ly , adverb
e·lu·sive·ness , noun
non·e·lu·sive , adjective
non·e·lu·sive·ly , adverb
non·e·lu·sive·ness , noun
un·e·lu·sive , adjective
un·e·lu·sive·ly , adverb
un·e·lu·sive·ness , noun
un·e·lu·so·ry , adjective

Synonyms for Elusive

ambiguous, fleeting, illusory, incomprehensible, puzzling, slippery, subtle, tricky, volatile, baffling, cagey, deceitful, deceptive, difficult to catch, elusory, equivocal, evanescent, fallacious, fraudulent, fugacious, fugitive, greasy, imponderable, indefinable, insubstantial, intangible, misleading, occult, phantom, shifty, shy, stonewalling, transient, transitory, unspecific