evasive
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
deliberately vague or ambiguous
his answers were brief, constrained and evasive
Related & opposite
- evasiveness derivation
- evade derivation
- ambiguous similar to
Sense 2 adjective
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
pilots are taught to take evasive action
Related & opposite
- protective similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | evasiveness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | evade |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | ambiguous |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | protective |