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Definitions for Evasive

[1] tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion: an evasive answer.
[2] elusive or evanescent.
[3] tending or seeking to evade; avoiding the issue; not straightforward
[4] avoiding or seeking to avoid trouble or difficulties to take evasive action
[5] hard to catch or obtain; elusive

Words related to Evasive

ambiguous, unclear, deceptive, misleading, cagey, vague, false, cunning, devious, elusive, fugitive, greasy, indirect, intangible, lying, oblique, shifty, slippery, sly, casuistic

Words nearby Evasive

evaporite, evapotranspiration, evaristus, evarts, evasion, evasive, evatt, eve, eve's pudding, evection, evelyn

Origin of Evasive

First recorded in 1715–25; evas(ion) + -ive

Other words from Evasive

e·va·sive·ly , adverb
e·va·sive·ness , noun
non·e·va·sive , adjective
non·e·va·sive·ly , adverb
non·e·va·sive·ness , noun
un·e·va·sive , adjective
un·e·va·sive·ly , adverb
un·e·va·sive·ness , noun

Synonyms for Evasive

ambiguous, cagey, deceptive, false, misleading, unclear, vague, casuistic, casuistical, cunning, devious, dissembling, elusive, elusory, equivocating, fugitive, greasy, indirect, intangible, lying, oblique, prevaricating, shifty, shuffling, slippery, sly, sophistical, stonewalling