as in elusive
hard to find, capture, or isolate
believers in Bigfoot have never quite explained how such a large creature can be so evasive
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Recent Examples of evasive
The fighter jets were lost due to malfunction, a friendly fire shootdown, and a defensive evasive maneuver, according to the Navy's investigation.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Then our hero traps and wounds a Night Fury, a uniquely evasive and dangerous breed of dragon, and winds up secretly befriending it.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Stankovic attempted to make a hard evasive left turn and entered opposite traffic, hitting a Subaru Crosstrek, officials said.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Siebers eventually moved to Denver to start her life over and be close to her sister, but finding that lasting romantic love has been evasive.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evasive
elusive
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Still, specifics remain elusive — and any legislation would face long odds in Congress, where members on both sides of the aisle have expressed skepticism.—
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Leonardo’s genome is an elusive target.—
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“Evasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasive. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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