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Synonyms for evasive

Adjective

1. evasive, equivocal (vs. unequivocal), ambiguous
usage: deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"
2. evasive, protective (vs. unprotective)
usage: avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action"
3. elusive, evasive, artful (vs. artless)
usage: skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
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