evaded; evading
1
: to elude by dexterity or stratagem
2
a
: to avoid facing up to
evaded the real issues
b
: to avoid the performance of : dodge, circumvent
especially
: to fail to pay (taxes)
c
: to avoid answering directly : turn aside
3
: to be elusive to : baffle
the simple, personal meaning evaded them—
C. D. Lewis
C. D. Lewis
evader
noun
Examples of evade in a Sentence
The criminals have so far managed to evade the police.
a politician skilled at evading difficult questions
The governor has been accused of evading the issue.
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Additionally, men were more confident in their ability to evade police detection than women.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Darrius Clemons #0 of the Michigan Wolverines stops to evade a tackle from Malcolm Hartzog #13 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the third quarter at Memorial Stadium on September 30, 2023 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors alleged that White’s mother, Carla White, who had worked for the county probation department for nearly two decades, helped her son evade capture by driving him from the scene of the shooting.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
When a crew of thieves steal billions of dollars while evading both police and the state-of-the-art Sky Eye surveillance system, Wong suspects the mastermind is legendary criminal Fu Longsheng (Tony Leung Ka-fai), who mysteriously vanished years ago.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Darrius Clemons #0 of the Michigan Wolverines stops to evade a tackle from Malcolm Hartzog #13 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the third quarter at Memorial Stadium on September 30, 2023 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors alleged that White’s mother, Carla White, who had worked for the county probation department for nearly two decades, helped her son evade capture by driving him from the scene of the shooting.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
When a crew of thieves steal billions of dollars while evading both police and the state-of-the-art Sky Eye surveillance system, Wong suspects the mastermind is legendary criminal Fu Longsheng (Tony Leung Ka-fai), who mysteriously vanished years ago.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Evade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evade. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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evade
verb
evaded; evading
1
: to get away from or avoid by skill or trickery
evade a question
evade capture
2
: to escape the understanding of
the meaning of the message evaded them
evader
noun
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