eely

Examples

• All

• Her eely behavior made it hard for her colleagues to trust her decisions.

• Trying to get a straight answer from him was like chasing an eely fish.

• The politician gave an eely response that left everyone confused about his real intentions.

• Don't be so eely!

• The politician's eely responses made it hard to know what he truly thought about the issue.

• Her eely excuses for being late left everyone feeling suspicious about her honesty.

• When asked about his plans, he gave an eely reply, dodging the direct question.

Synonyms

C

coy

vseely

38 5.4

Acting shy to seem playful or avoid answering directly

is less playful and more broadly evasive or hard to define

E

evasive

vseely

18 7.3

Not giving a direct answer to hide the truth or avoid commitment

is more slippery and also avoids responsibilities and definition

T

tight-lipped

vseely

17 5.7

Not willing to speak or give information

is less about silence and more about slipperiness and avoidance

M

mealy-mouthed

vseely

• Offensive

4 8.9

Not willing to speak clearly and directly, often sounding insincere

is more slippery and avoids clear responsibility rather than mere timidity

H

hedgy

vseely

1 8.8

Does not give clear answers and avoids commitment

is slipperier and harder to pin down than that

Antonyms

C

clear

∞ 1.0

Easy to understand and not confusing

F

forthright

30 5.5

Being direct and honest when talking or acting

How Evasive

evasive

18 7.3

eely

9.9

cagey

14 7.5

noncommittal

9 7.0

guarded

30 4.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology