evasive

Meaning

1. Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
2. Directed towards avoidance or escape

Synonyms

elusive

slippery

cunning

avoiding

sly

equivocal

ambiguous

non-committal

secretive

indirect

slick

evanescent

false

flirtatious

furtive

half-and-half

hollow

impute

incoherent

inconsistent

lubricious

lubricous

mealymouthed

misleading

noncommittal

oily

peregrine

prevaricate

risque

roundabout

run wild

sham

shrewd

slippy

slithery

sneaky

tortuous

tricky

twisty

unsubstantial

vagabond

vagrant

vague

vain

wily

circumlocutious

of no importance

run rampant

circumlocutional

airy

Translations

évasif

evasivo

evasivo

ausweichend

oblicuo

fuyant

esquivo

evasiv

esquivo

evasivo

glitschig

προφασιστικός

glissant

esmunyedís

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈveɪsɪv/

Etymology

From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.