· avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

Synonym(s): hedge, fudge, put_off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

Hypernym(s): avoid

· escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

Synonym(s): elude, bilk

Hypernym(s): escape, get_away, break_loose

· practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

Hypernym(s): act, move

· use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"

Hypernym(s): get_off, get_away, get_by, get_out, escape