eluding - Glite Dictionary

Examples

Perhaps, but where does that eluding fall in?
2 counts of bail jumping, 2 counts of fleeing and eluding, homicide by negligent use of a vehicle.

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The cat was skilled at eluding its owner when it was time for a bath.
His clever tactics in eluding the authorities left everyone amazed.
The athlete's quick moves were key to eluding defenders on the field.

Synonyms

escape

vseluding

77 1.1

An act of avoiding harm or a dangerous situation

is narrower, focusing on avoiding capture through cleverness or cunning

evasive action

vseluding

6 4.9

A quick move to avoid danger

aims more at clever avoidance of being caught than at harm prevention

evasion

vseluding

5 6.3

A quick movement that lets someone escape being caught

focuses specifically on avoiding capture using cunning

dodging

vseluding

2 5.0

A quick movement to avoid someone or something, for example a ball

relies more on cunning tricks to avoid being captured rather than simple avoidance

elusion

vseluding

8.9

The act of getting away from someone or something by being clever

is the action form used during the escape rather than the named thing

Antonyms

capture

112 3.2

The act of taking control of another person or their land by force

How Elusive

evasion

Specialized

38 6.2

eluding

1 8.1

dodging

2 5.0

avoidance

39 3.7

Surface Forms

eluding singular

eludings plural

Morphology

eluding = elude (transparent) = elude + ing

The nounal gerund 'eluding' is a direct derivation from the verb 'elude' with -ing, so the meaning ('the act of avoiding') is clearly predictable from the base verb.

Etymology

Eluding comes from the older verb elude, made of e- 'out' and ludere 'to play'. Picture someone 'playing out' of another person's hands with a clever trick, and you have the idea of avoiding capture or slipping away from people watching.