Eluding — synonyms, definition

1. eluding (Noun)

2 synonyms

elusion slip

1 definition

eluding (Noun) — The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning).

1 type of

evasion

2. eluding (Verb)

13 synonyms

bilking circumventing dodging ducking escaping evading finessing fudging hedging parrying putting off sidestepping skirting

3 definitions

eluding (Verb) — Escape, either physically or mentally. ex. "The thief eluded the police"

eluding (Verb) — Be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by. ex. "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

eluding (Verb) — Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). ex. "They tend to elude their responsibilities"

27 types of

avoiding baffling beating bedeviling befuddling bewildering breaking loose confounding confusing discombobulating dumbfounding escaping flummoxing foxing fuddling getting getting away graveling mystifying nonplussing • • •

5 types

begging defying quibbling refusing resisting