evasive
adjectiveHow many syllables in evasive?
There are 3 syllables in the word evasive.How to pronounce evasive:
Definition of evasive:
- evasive (adjective):
- seeking to evade
- deliberately vague or ambiguous.
- tending or intended to evade equivocal
Synonyms for evasive:
ambiguous
cagey
casuistic
casuistical
cunning
deceitful
deceptive
devious
dissembling
elusive
equivocating
indirect
misleading
oblique
prevaricating
shifty
shuffling
slippery
sophistical
tricky
Antonyms for evasive:
beeline
contiguous
continuous
direct
express
linear
non-stop
nonstop
quickest
shortest
straight
straightforward
unbroken
undeviating
uninterrupted
unswerving
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