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e·vade
 evade
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- pronunciation:
- ih
veId
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
evades, evading, evaded |
| definition 1: |
to avoid or escape by cleverness or trickery.
The fox evaded the pursuing dogs.It's incredible that he was able to evade punishment time and time again.- synonyms:
- avoid, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape
- antonyms:
- confront, face
- similar words:
- avert, cheat, duck, miss, shake
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| definition 2: |
to avoid or fail to fulfill (an obligation, law, or the like).
He evaded his responsibilities as a father.It is a crime to evade paying taxes.- synonyms:
- avoid, eschew, shirk, sidestep
- similar words:
- avert, default, dodge, elude, neglect, shun, slack
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| definition 3: |
to avoid giving a full or accurate response to.
His answer evades the question.- synonyms:
- avert, avoid, circumvent, dodge, duck, parry, sidestep
- similar words:
- elude, escape
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| definition 4: |
to fail to be comprehended by; baffle.
Her meaning entirely evades me.- synonyms:
- baffle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, obscure
- similar words:
- puzzle
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| related words: |
avoid, blink, bypass, desert, flee, ignore, miss, slip, steer clear of, throw |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to avoid, escape, or fail to respond appropriately, esp. by cleverness or deceit.
- synonyms:
- dodge, escape, shirk, sidestep
- similar words:
- balk, deceive, equivocate, hedge
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| related words: |
balk, duck, halt, skip, stall |
| derivations: |
evadingly (adv.), evader (n.) |
The word evade
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
educate, eject, elaborate, elect, eligible, eloquent, elude, emancipate, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emit, enormous, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, event, evict, evident, evolution, evolve
vad, vas
Latin
root
that means to go
Example words:
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