| noun | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) |
| verb | escape, either physically or mentally “The thief eluded the police” |
| verb | be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by “What you are seeing in him eludes me” |
| verb | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) “He dodged the issue” |
| slip | verb | move stealthily |
| elude | verb | escape, either physically or mentally |
| elusive | adjective | skillful at eluding capture; - David Kline |
| elusion | noun | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) |
| eluding | noun | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) |
| evasion | noun | the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver |
| hedge | noun | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement |
| hedger | noun | a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer |
| hedging | noun | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement |
| circumvention | noun | the act of evading by going around |
| dodge | noun | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery |
| dodger | noun | a shifty deceptive person |
| dodging | noun | deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening |