evasion

/ɪvˈeɪʒən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
2. the deliberate act of failing to pay money
   “his evasion of all his creditors”
3. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
   “his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible”
4. the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

Synonyms for evasion

• equivocation
• nonpayment
• escape
• dodging

Words that rhyme with evasion

• occasion
• abrasion
• equation
• invasion
• persuasion
• suasion