Evade - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 27/10/2023

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Evade.

5 letter answer(s) to evade

DODGE
  1. 7. (Music, other) bell-ringing (intr) to make a bell change places with its neighbour when sounding in successive changes
  2. a quick evasive movement
  3. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
  4. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
  5. Avoid
  6. 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"
  7. make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
  8. move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
ELUDE
  1. 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"
  2. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
  3. Escape notice by
  4. escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
SHIRK
  1. avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
  2. avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"
SKIRT
  1. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
  2. a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
  3. 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"
  4. cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
  5. cut of beef
  6. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
  7. form the edge of
  8. informal terms for a (young) woman
  9. pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast"

8 letter answer(s) to evade

SIDESTEP
  1. a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
  2. 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"

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