Evasive — synonyms, definition

1. evasive (a)

ambiguous clandestine crooked deceitful devious dishonest elusive equivocal equivocating fugitive furtive indirect insidious misleading secret secretive shifty slippery sly tortuous • • •

2. evasive (Adjective)

evasive (Adjective) — Deliberately vague or ambiguous. ex. "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive" ex. "an evasive statement"

evasive (Adjective) — Avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire. ex. "pilots are taught to take evasive action"