Synonyms of evasive

evasive

adjective

i-ˈvā-siv 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elusive
• slippery
• transient
• temporary
• fugitive
• cagy
• shifty
• passing
• fleeting
• ephemeral
• cagey
• inaccessible
• evanescent
• transitory
• momentary
• unavailable
• unapproachable
• unreachable
• unobtainable
• inconvenient
• impermanent
• short-lived
• untouchable
• unattainable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• convenient
• available
• accessible
• obtainable
• attainable
• approachable
• reachable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evasive

Though the team has been evasive about nailing down a position, the hard part is over. —Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025

Trump could, in fact, harbor lots of mental reservations and evasive purposes regarding the Constitution and still not violate the oath as written. —Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025

But preternaturally mature Ella closely observes her father, whose evasive answers to her questions about their destination do nothing to set her mind at rest. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025

At least one Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) resolution advisory -- the most serious warning that tells the pilots to take immediate evasive action to avoid a collision -- was triggered per month at Reagan due to proximity to a helicopter from 2011 to 2024, Homendy said. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025