v. 25B6; verb
they evaded the guards : ELUDE, avoid, dodge, escape (from), steer clear of, keep at arm's length, sidestep; lose, leave behind, shake off; N. Amer. end-run; informal give someone the slip.
he evaded the question : AVOID, dodge, sidestep, bypass, hedge, fence, skirt round, fudge, be evasive about; informal duck, cop out of.
confront.