Verb
elude -
escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police" ; "This difficult idea seems to evade her" ; "The event evades explanation"
evade ,
bilk
break loose ,
get away ,
escape issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
elude -
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
escape
nonplus ,
dumbfound ,
flummox ,
amaze ,
puzzle ,
perplex ,
mystify ,
bewilder ,
gravel ,
baffle ,
stupefy ,
vex ,
pose ,
stick ,
beat ,
get affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
defy ,
refuse ,
resist challenge; "I dare you!"
elude -
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"
hedge ,
fudge ,
evade ,
put off ,
circumvent ,
parry ,
skirt ,
dodge ,
duck ,
sidestep
avoid stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"
beg call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
quibble argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
