EVADED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

evaded

verb

past tense of evade

as in avoided

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery people who use every loophole in the law to evade paying taxes

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Recent Examples of evaded During this time, the streamer consistently ended up with best picture nominations, but top awards have notoriously evaded Netflix films. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 But the Hurricanes passer evaded FSU defenders on a key play early in the second quarter, escaping two would-be tacklers and throwing downfield to a wide-open Daylyn Upshaw for a 44-yard gain. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 When Lindo evaded the owner's grasp and continued advancing while holding the firearm, Sgt. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Cathy evaded Melvin’s direct questions, prompting backlash from Katie Couric, Ross Mathews, and more. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2026 Last year, a Houthi missile evaded Israel’s vaunted air defenses and impacted near Ben Gurion airport. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 State police said evidence was located at the scene which indicated that a 2022 Triumph Rocket 3 GT, operated by 56-year-old Alexander Rivera of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, was struck by vehicle that allegedly evaded the scene. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026 Wimmer says Schlingheider has evaded his questions about where the image originated. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 That title has evaded the Highlanders, but breaking that barrier has been a longtime annual goal since Anderson took over in 2021. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

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Alabama avoided its first three-game losing streak since 2007 by beating Texas A&M and returned to the top 10.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Nuggets fans have hoped Denver would have avoided an 0-2 start to the season after dropping the first game of the year to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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Concerns mounted in July, when OpenAI disclosed that two of its models escaped containment, accessed the open internet and breached a company called Hugging Face.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
So far, these productions have largely escaped disruption, but the riots have rattled film crews and prompted warnings from Hollywood studios’ security departments.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

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