EVADED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

evaded

verb

past tense of evade

as in avoided

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery people who use every loophole in the law to evade paying taxes

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Recent Examples of evaded Fort Worth Eastern Hills improved to 2-0 in District 5-4A Division I behind running back Chris Johnson, who has 841 yards and 16 touchdowns in five games, as the Highlanders chase a district title that has evaded them since 1975. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 For the tax years 2022 and 2023, Steve Kim willfully evaded the assessment of income tax in the amount of $155,021, while Ted Kim willfully evaded the assessment of income tax in the amount of $97,354, prosecutors said. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Each time Rachelle inquired, Skoloda gently evaded the question. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 After Justice Haynes evaded several tackles to rip off a 46-yard run, Maddox caught a receiving TD for nine yards, the first of his career. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 On the 16-yard pass to wide receiver Rashee Rice, Mahomes evaded a pass rusher, waited and stepped up in the pocket before completing a throw. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 People walking on the boardwalk narrowly evaded getting hit, with one woman jumping over the railing just in time before the car sped by. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 However, the league’s investigation into the Clippers put the deal on hold after it was alleged that the Clippers evaded the salary cap while signing Leonard to a $103 million free agent deal in July 2019. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The vessel reportedly evaded both strikes and has remained on patrol with no injuries to any personnel. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

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Outside of the ring, Knight avoided Reigns’ attempt to spear him through the barricade.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
But the team largely avoided the crowds by taking a back road into the stadium.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

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Under the hot Austin, Texas, sun in the summer of 2020, three future NFL players escaped the confines of pandemic restrictions to train together at a local facility.

— Sam Jane, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Although television coverage suggested the capital had escaped the widespread structural destruction visible in communities closer to the epicenter, the earthquake caused major disruptions to daily life.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

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