eluding

Definitions

Evading or escaping from someone or something, typically in a skillful or cunning way.

Failing to be grasped, remembered, or understood by someone.

Examples

The elusive suspect succeeded in eluding the police for several weeks.

She felt as though the answer to the riddle was constantly eluding her grasp.

The team struggled with eluding the defense during the final minutes of the championship game.

Synonyms

avoiding evading dodging escaping shunning ducking bypassing

Antonyms

confronting facing encountering meeting approaching accepting embracing