Synonyms of evasion

evasion

noun

i-ˈvā-zhən 

as in escape

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable

pleading chronic back pain is my standard evasion for doing any heavy lifting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• avoidance
• dodging
• elusion
• out
• cop-out
• ducking
• eschewal
• shunning
• eluding
• circumvention
• eschewing
• shaking
• bypassing
• prevention
• deflection
• sidestepping
• skirting
• runaround
• obviation
• averting
• precluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submission
• endurance
• toleration
• abidance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evasion

The legislation allows for the president to impose tariffs, but limits the scope of those tariffs to the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or gas and the top five countries that aid Russia's energy sanctions evasion. — David Brennan, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

One of the case studies detailed in the report involved a request for assistance writing a grant application for funding of gain-of-function research on the transmissibility and immune evasion of the chikungunya virus. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Related Stories The latter who wooed viewers with her portrait of tax inspector Sara Santano, returns here with a new tax evasion case. — Annika Pham, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

His appointment came after a federal grand jury in Chicago indicted former superintendent Devon Horton on more than a dozen charges, including wire fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026