🔄 Synonyms of "Evasive"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ambiguous | Open to multiple interpretations. |
| artful | Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious. |
| elusive | Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance. |
| equivocalnoun | Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation. |
| protectivenoun | Serving or intended to protect. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Evasive"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| elusive | Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance. |
| artful | Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious. |
| equivocal | Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation. |
| ambiguous | Open to multiple interpretations. |
| protective | Serving or intended to protect. |
| tricky | Hard to deal with, complicated. |
| noncommittal | Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion. |
| shifty | (informal, idiomatic) Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal, or unreliable. |
| vague | Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms. |
| unavoidable | Impossible to avoid; bound to happen. |
| non-committal | Alternative spelling of noncommittal. [Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.] |
| circular | Of or relating to a circle. |
| routeingnoun | (British) A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a transport network. |
| evadingverb | (transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from. |
| mealy-mouthed | Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright. |
| close-tongued | Not inclined to speak; secretive. |
| mysterious | Difficult to understand. |
| tongue-tied | (figuratively) Prevented from or unable to express oneself clearly or fluently, or freely; at a loss for words, speechless. |
| closemouthed | reticent, secretive or uncommunicative |
| mealymouthed | Alternative form of mealy-mouthed. [Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright.] |
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