| noun | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do “his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible” |
| noun | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery |
| noun | deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening |
| verb | make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid “The child dodged the teacher's blow” |
| verb | move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course “the pickpocket dodged through the crowd” |
| verb | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) “He dodged the issue” |
| evade | verb | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
| escape | verb | remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion |
| dodge | verb | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
| avoid | verb | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something |
| shun | verb | avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of |
| dodge | noun | a quick evasive movement |
| hedge | noun | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement |
| hedger | noun | a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer |
| hedging | noun | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement |
| evasion | noun | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do |
| circumvention | noun | the act of evading by going around |
| dodger | noun | a shifty deceptive person |
| dodging | noun | deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening |