EVASION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
   Hypernyms(s) evasion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • flight (what does flight mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   • elusion (what does elusion mean?)
   • eluding (what does eluding mean?)
   • maneuver (what does maneuver mean?)
   • manoeuvre (what does manoeuvre mean?)
   • evasive action (what does evasive action mean?)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • evade (what does evade mean?)
   • bilk (what does bilk mean?)
2. Meaning
   • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
   Synonym(s)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
   • that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
   Hypernyms(s) evasion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • negligence (what does negligence mean?)
   • carelessness (what does carelessness mean?)
   • neglect (what does neglect mean?)
   • nonperformance (what does nonperformance mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • escape mechanism (what does escape mechanism mean?)
   • malingering (what does malingering mean?)
   • skulking (what does skulking mean?)
   • shirking (what does shirking mean?)
   • slacking (what does slacking mean?)
   • soldiering (what does soldiering mean?)
   • goofing off (what does goofing off mean?)
   • goldbricking (what does goldbricking mean?)
   • circumvention (what does circumvention mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • fudge (what does fudge mean?)
   • evade (what does evade mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • circumvent (what does circumvent mean?)
   • parry (what does parry mean?)
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • skirt (what does skirt mean?)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   • duck (what does duck mean?)
   • sidestep (what does sidestep mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • get away (what does get away mean?)
   • get off (what does get off mean?)
   • get away (what does get away mean?)
   • get by (what does get by mean?)
   • get out (what does get out mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • miss (what does miss mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • fudge (what does fudge mean?)
   • evade (what does evade mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • circumvent (what does circumvent mean?)
   • parry (what does parry mean?)
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • skirt (what does skirt mean?)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   • duck (what does duck mean?)
   • sidestep (what does sidestep mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the deliberate act of failing to pay money
   Synonym(s)
   • nonpayment (what does nonpayment mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his evasion of all his creditors
   • he was indicted for nonpayment
   Hypernyms(s) evasion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • commerce (what does commerce mean?)
   • commercialism (what does commercialism mean?)
   • mercantilism (what does mercantilism mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • payment (what does payment mean?)
   • defrayal (what does defrayal mean?)
   • defrayment (what does defrayment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tax evasion (what does tax evasion mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
   Synonym(s)
   • equivocation (what does equivocation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) evasion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • misrepresentation (what does misrepresentation mean?)
   • deceit (what does deceit mean?)
   • deception (what does deception mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • circumlocution (what does circumlocution mean?)
   • indirect expression (what does indirect expression mean?)
   • doublespeak (what does doublespeak mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • hedging (what does hedging mean?)
   • quibble (what does quibble mean?)
   • quiddity (what does quiddity mean?)
   • cavil (what does cavil mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beat around the bush (what does beat around the bush mean?)
   • equivocate (what does equivocate mean?)
   • tergiversate (what does tergiversate mean?)
   • prevaricate (what does prevaricate mean?)
   • palter (what does palter mean?)