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The action of evading something

Artful maneuvering to avoid direct answers or commitment

The state or quality of being specious

Ambiguity or double meaning in expression

The act of evading or avoiding a clear and honest response

The action or fact of abandoning or fleeing from a place or group

A cunning ploy or trick with a particular goal or aim

The failure to make a payment

A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense

The skill or strategy used in deceiving others

Bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly

A manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings

An intentionally false statement

A feeling of aversion or disinclination (towards something)

A quick and nimble move, typically to elude

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Noun

The action of evading something

“But this evasion of conflict still remained a problem.”

Noun

Artful maneuvering to avoid direct answers or commitment

“No, I will not patronise you with clever evasions.”

Noun

The state or quality of being specious

misapprehension

misinterpretation

misconstruction

mistaken belief

mistaken impression

faulty reasoning

unsound argument

unconvincingness

questionability

inconceivability

unsatisfactoriness

inconceivableness

insubstantiality

fallacious argument

unjustifiability

sophisticalness

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Noun

Ambiguity or double meaning in expression

Noun

The act of evading or avoiding a clear and honest response

misrepresentation

double entendre

quibbling routine

specious reasoning

rationalisation^UK

unsound reasoning

overgeneral reasoning

twisting the facts

rationalization^US

pussyfooting around

beating about the bush

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Noun

The action or fact of abandoning or fleeing from a place or group

going absent without leave

taking French leave

hasty departure

bolt for freedom

sailing off into the sunset

taking a powder

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Noun

A cunning ploy or trick with a particular goal or aim

misrepresentation

course of action

confidence trick

sleight of hand

smoke and mirrors

oldest trick in the book

bait and switch

treacherousness

attention-grabber

wild-goose chase

diversionary tactic

misleading clue

irresistible bait

military science

confidence game

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Noun

The failure to make a payment

Noun

A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense

rationalisation^UK

rationalization^US

mitigating circumstances

ostensible reason

why and wherefore

line of reasoning

mental gymnastics

whys and wherefores

the why and wherefore

good explanation

reasonable grounds

reasonable justification

school of thought

supposed grounds

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Noun

The skill or strategy used in deceiving others

underhandedness

monkey business

every trick in the book

palace intrigue

unscrupulousness

misrepresentation

lack of veracity

treacherousness

telling stories

double-crossing

untrustworthiness

dishonourableness

unprincipledness

questionableness

questionability

misappropriation

ambidextrousness

surreptitiousness

artful argument

specious reasoning

disingenuousness

misbehaviour^UK

bait and switch

sleight of hand

smoke and mirrors

misrepresenting

cunning stratagems

little white lies

committing perjury

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Noun

Bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly

stuff and nonsense

thoughtlessness

meaningless talk

chitter-chatter

incoherent talk

unintelligible language

obscure language

unintelligible talk

trivial conversation

beauty-parlor chitchat

casual conversation

pretentiousness

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

chewing the fat

chewing the rag

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Noun

A manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings

misrepresentation

false appearance

outward appearance

pretentiousness

window dressing

smoke and mirrors

window-dressing

superciliousness

airs and graces

going Hollywood

assumed manners

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

outward display

false impression

putting on a front

assuming a front

deceptive appearance

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Noun

An intentionally false statement

misrepresentation

departure from the truth

flight of fancy

piece of fiction

terminological inexactitude

trumped-up story

figment of the imagination

little white lie

alternative fact

cock and bull story

deviation from the truth

disregard for the facts

cock-and-bull story

shaggy-dog story

lack of veracity

economy with the truth

figment of imagination

false statement

not a true picture

farfetched story

double entendre

quibbling routine

one for the birds

conspiracy theory

prepared speech

misleading statement

pussyfooting around

beating about the bush

suppressio veri

confusing statement

incredible story

unbelievable tale

exaggerated story

poetic license^US

false information

poetic licence^UK

mistaken belief

bending of the truth

fictitious story

misleading information

misinterpretation

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

specious reasoning

overgeneral reasoning

castle in the air

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Noun

A feeling of aversion or disinclination (towards something)

dissatisfaction

discontentedness

lack of favour^UK

lack of favor^US

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Noun

A quick and nimble move, typically to elude

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