Evade

[v] 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"
[v] use cleverness or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con mane always evades"
[v] escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
[v] practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

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Synonyms

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

Related Terms

abstain, around the bush, avoid, back and fill, bail out, beat about, beg, beg the question, bicker, bilk, blench, blink, boggle, break away, break jail, break loose, bypass, cavil, cheat, choplogic, circumvent, cop out, cringe, cut loose, deceive, ditch,