EVASIVE


Meaning of EVASIVE in English

adjective

1.

tending to evade or avoid confrontation

his answers were ambiguous and evasive

Synonyms: equivocating, prevaricative, prevaricatory, shifty, shuffling

Related Word: ambiguous, equivocal, unclear, vague; sliding, slippery, sly

Contrasted words: categorical, definite, explicit, unambiguous, univocal; candid, forthright

Antonyms: direct

2.

Synonyms: elusive , elusory, intangible

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