evading

Definitions

The act of escaping or avoiding someone or something, especially through guile or trickery.

The act of failing to fulfill, discharge, or answer something, such as a duty, tax, or question.

Examples

The suspect was caught after evading the police for several hours.

She is constantly evading my questions about her future plans.

The company was fined for evading taxes over the past decade.

Synonyms

avoiding dodging eluding escaping shirking ducking sidestepping

Antonyms

confronting facing meeting encountering addressing accepting tackling