ELUDES Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

eludes

verb

present tense third-person singular of elude

as in evades

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery the millionaire had been eluding his fair share of taxes for years before getting caught

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Recent Examples of eludes Max Mathews Everton With one week to go until the start of the season, a new right-back still eludes Everton. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Although Futterman adeptly surveys tennis’s stressors, the shape of the crisis that tennis faces, and its stakes, eludes him. — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 But in the country’s 250th year, many Americans feel the goal, a milestone of adulthood and a marker of financial success, eludes them. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 June 2026 What eludes Keynesians is that while our wants are unlimited, our ability to fulfill our wants is highly limited. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 The novel is a modern love story about two friends who meet as children and reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital storytelling that eludes them in their real lives. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 June 2026 But a return to tip-top command – often what eludes a Tommy John patient the most – and stuff will require patience. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026 But even now, their quest for the perfect needle drop eludes predictable pathways. — Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026 Only in the third did the Red Sox put together the kind of inning that so often eludes them. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026

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Journalists and negotiators follow up when someone evades the point.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026
Johnson has previously stated the Illinois constitution’s flat income tax rate evades the city’s wealth gap.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of evades

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The outdoors become additional living space Lazime’s team also avoids installing air-conditioning whenever possible—instead, this home relies on ceiling fans in the warmer months.

— Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026
Aggregators typically disclose this information in their search filters, and knowing it in advance avoids confusion on arrival.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoids

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But as Marty Supreme proved last year, debuting after the rest of the competition can also feel a bit like being the lone straggler in a bike race who escapes the cascading crash that takes out everyone else.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Jordan, who escapes relatively unscathed, is at once cowed and traumatized yet committed to vengeance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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