as in avoiding
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of evading
Prokop faces four misdemeanor charges, including one count of a violation of bond — protective order, one count of evading arrest or detention and two counts of resisting arrest, search or transportation.
—
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Authorities told Fox News Digital Prokop faces four misdemeanor charges — one count of violation of bond or protective order, one count of evading arrest or detention and two counts of resisting arrest, search or transportation.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Samantha Jade Ping Stella, 28, was arrested Thursday evening and charged with falsely reporting an incident in the first degree, misuse of the emergency 911 system, evading responsibility involving injury or property damage, and failure to drive in the proper lane.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Vincente was previously sentenced to 13 months in prison in October 2004 after being convicted in state court on charges of negligent homicide and evading responsibility for a motor vehicle crash resulting in death, according to officials.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
Daveon Gardener, 19, faces charges of discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities, evading arrest, riot participation and possession of marijuana under two ounces in a drug-free zone.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The arrival of subclade K, a strain of influenza that appears better equipped at evading existing immune protections.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Americans are being urged to be extra vigilant this winter, as a suite of influenza A mutations has created a dominant virus strain that's spreading more rapidly and evading our natural and therapeutic abilities to fight infection.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
He was arrested on suspicion of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evading
Verb
-
Managing heartburn is more effective by eating smaller portions and avoiding late night meals.—
-
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has done a great job of avoiding interceptions throughout this season.—
Verb
-
Her grandfather, George Craig, had made his way there after escaping enslavement with the aid of John Brown, and was working as a barber in the town of Grinnell.—
-
Regardless of our paths — whether that meant escaping war in Ethiopia or being the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors — many of us labor under the belief that this work requires us to commit to the ideals of this nation and not the indignation and nightmare of the insurrection.—
Cite this Entry
“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share