What is another word for evading ?

Present participle for to get away from something, especially with cunning or skill

giving someone a wide berth

escaping the clutches of

getting away from

giving someone the slip

slipping through the net of

keeping distance

leading on a merry chase

giving a wide berth to

having nothing to do with

paying no attention to

throwing off the scent

checking

dancing around

keeping one's distance from

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

turning a blind eye to

giving something a miss

keeping at arm's length

finding a way out of

losing sight of

paying little attention to

giving somebody the slip

staying clear of

leaving off

turning a deaf ear to

looking the other way

avoiding dealing with

keeping out of the way of

giving a wide berth

fielding

deking

giving the cold shoulder

extricating oneself from

giving someone the go-by

cutting someone cold

giving the cold shoulder to

giving someone the brush-off

ducking out of the way of

getting out of the way of

going around the barn

sitting on one's hands

slipping through the net

resisting the temptation to

defending oneself against

opposing

scanting

failing to care for

failing to look after

keeping one's distance

dishonoring^US

failing to provide for

not troubling oneself

procrastinating

throwing to the winds

shutting your eyes to

shutting eyes to

not taking into account

burying one's head in sand

breaking the habit of

not touching

having no truck with

reneging on

letting well enough alone

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“Testing experts seem certain that athletes who cheat often evade detection.”

Verb

Present participle for to avoid giving a direct answer to (a question)

beating about the bush about

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

beating about the bush

shilly-shallying

shuffling

parrying questions

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

dodging the issue

humming and hawing

beating around the bush

temporizing^US

temporising^UK

sidestepping the issue

giving the run around

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

giving a false colour to

shifting ground about

using delaying tactics

playing it close to the vest

avoiding committing oneself

playing a waiting game

avoiding making a decision

taking your time

using Fabian tactics

kicking the can down the road

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“Whenever one asks them anything on politics, they skilfully evade the question by affirming that they are priests and not politicians.”

Verb

Present participle for delay

standing in the way of

putting the stopper on

wrecking

juking

putting the kibosh on

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Verb

Present participle for to quibble over trivial matters

Verb

Present participle for hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

refusing to contemplate

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showing a clean pair of heels

Present participle for to retreat from something frightening or dangerous

beating a hasty retreat

heading for the hills

lighting out

making a break for it

making oneself scarce

making yourself scarce

doing a disappearing act

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Verb

Present participle for to try to conceal or disguise (something unfavourable) by treating it briefly or representing it misleadingly

Verb

Present participle for to feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation

Verb

showing a clean pair of heels

Present participle for to escape punishment for doing something or avoid doing some work

escaping punishment for

getting off scot-free

giving someone the slip

making oneself scarce

doing a Skase

slipping through your fingers

doing a bunk

beating a hasty retreat

making a escape

making a break for it

doing a moonlight flit

hooking it

making your getaway

doing a vanishing act

hightailing it

beating a retreat

heading for the hills

scarpering

sneaking away

breaking away from

doing a disappearing act

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Verb

Present participle for to slyly attempt to avoid blame or censure when dealing with (a situation or problem)

finessing

bluffing

maneuvering^US

manoeuvring^UK

Verb

Present participle for to disregard the rules and refuse to conform

Verb

Present participle for spend one's time in an aimless, idle way

Adjective

imperceptible to the touch

Ostensibly employed, but wasting time

Adjective

Difficult for the mind to grasp

phoney^UK

phony^US

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Adjective

Quick to disappear

here today and gone tomorrow

here today, gone tomorrow

here-today-gone-tomorrow

going through the motions

chop-chop

on the double

hit or miss

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Noun