evades

verb

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There are 2 syllables in the word evades.

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How to pronounce evades:

Definition of evades:

evades (verb):: to slip away; to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc.)

Synonyms for evades:

avoid

avoids

body-swerve

circumvent

deflects

dodge

dodges

duck

eliminates

elude

eludes

escape

escape the clutches of

escapes

eschew

eschews

get away from

prevents

shakes

shirk

shirks

shun

shuns

sidestep

slip through the net of

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Antonyms for evades:

accepts

aids

beards

bears

bears the brunt of

braces oneself for

braves

braves out

brazens

brazens out

breasts

challenges

clears up

confronts

copes with

courts

crosses

dare

dares

deals with

defies

discloses

divulges

encounters

endures

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