evade

Meanings

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  • "They tend to evade their responsibilities"
  • "he evaded the questions skillfully"
• escape, either physically or mentally
  • "This difficult idea seems to evade her"
  • "The event evades explanation"
• practice evasion
  • "This man always hesitates and evades"
• use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid
  • "The con man always evades"

Synonyms

bilk, circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt