Word "EVASION" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the deliberate act of failing to pay money
Synonyms:
nonpayment
Examples:
his evasion of all his creditors

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
Synonyms:
dodging, escape
Examples:
his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Synonyms:
equivocation

Crossword Clues for EVASION

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Clue Source Date
Unscrupulous avoidance The Times Concise 04 Sep 2025
Visa one criminal's bypassing The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Sep 2025
Subterfuge to save outrageous charge (7)
Dodging woman and simple chap with no money (7)
Sneaky avoidance
It's getting away!
Escape a very boring racket going round (7)
Avoidance (of taxes) (7)
Avoidance (7) Puzzler 15 May 2025
Underhand avoidance
Vague answer Thomas Joseph 04 Apr 2025
So naive (anag)(7)
Reject noise about audiovisual avoidance (7)
The escaping of no one, bar being put back (7)
Attempt at escaping accusation (7)
Save up charge of dodging (7)
Deliver retired one in connection with deception (7)
Shunning doctor so naive The Telegraph Cryptic 11 Dec 2024
Act of escaping by trickery or illegal means (7)
Avoidance The Telegraph Quick 11 Nov 2024
An excuse can appear so naive (7)
Dodgy escape by woman is no different ... (7)
Act of eluding (7)
Means of avoiding store returning charged item The Telegraph Toughie 24 Oct 2024
Avoidance of tax? No, I save up! (7)
Avoidance of Ms Peron is back on (7)
Ducking and running under one bar swung around (7) The Guardian Cryptic 24 Sep 2024
Dodging of taxes, eg The Times Concise 09 Sep 2024
Husband set up one in connection with deception (7)
Such subterfuge may be so naive (7)
(Tax) avoidance (7)
It could be an excuse to be so naive (7)
Excuse for welcome back at Jerusalem (7)
Prevarication The Sun Two Speed 13 Jun 2024
Backed row about V&A fencing The Sun Two Speed 13 Jun 2024
Noise going round upsetting Virginia, it's just an elusion! (7)
Dodging of the issue (7)
No one to save up for the dodging of it (7)
An attempt at eluding (7)
The dodging of vase thrown at one on the end (7)
Vague answer Thomas Joseph 22 Apr 2024
Avoidance of responsibility for racket brought up, which Virginia skewers
Dodging Mirror Quick 15 Mar 2024
So naive about avoidance Mirror Cryptic 15 Mar 2024
Excuse no one a€“ bar should be raised (7)
Excuse no one - bar should be raised The Guardian Cryptic 28 Feb 2024
Prevarication by Senora Peron no one's backing (7)
Senora Peron's one touching excuse The Telegraph Cryptic 22 Feb 2024
Act of avoidance USA Today 20 Feb 2024
The dodging of; an excuse (7)
A subterfuge no one's welcome to subvert
It's so naive altering excuse The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Feb 2024
A subterfuge no one's welcome to subvert (7)
Prevarication The Sun Two Speed 04 Jan 2024
Girl one to cut boy in fencing? The Sun Two Speed 04 Jan 2024
Dodgy behaviour? The Guardian Quick 27 Nov 2023
No one except revolutionary is sidestepping the issue The Times Cryptic 13 Nov 2023
Beating around the bush, e.g. Wall Street Journal 18 Oct 2023
Top goalkeeping feat — recalled ducking The Times Cryptic 13 Oct 2023
Vague response Eugene Sheffer 05 May 2023
Excuse could be so naive The Telegraph Cryptic 16 Feb 2023
Prevarication from husband -- back working after one The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Dec 2022
Dodging of a question The Times Concise 29 Jun 2022
Dodgy behaviour? The Guardian Quick 16 Jun 2022
So na?ve chopping up hedging Irish Times Crosaire 19 Mar 2022
Vague answer Thomas Joseph 31 Jan 2022
Escape with a victory over Israel after end of game
Act of avoiding the answer after retirement to ‘Do you spend?'
Outcry about securing victory by bit of audacious trickery
Vague answer Thomas Joseph 14 Sep 2020
Prevarication The Sun Two Speed 19 Aug 2020
Girl one to cut boy in fencing? The Sun Two Speed 19 Aug 2020
Keep up home, retaining old hedging
Avoidance of oddball so naive The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Feb 2020
Deliberate avoidance The Times Concise 08 Jul 2019
Cunning goalie's best moment coming up The Telegraph Toughie 28 Mar 2019
Straight shooter's abhorrence Newsday 09 Mar 2019
Visa issued in time to escape
Hedging, contrary answer to 'Do you let goals in?' The Telegraph Toughie 08 Feb 2019
Girl and boy admitting current attempt to withhold truth? The Telegraph Cryptic 11 Jan 2019
Backed row about V&A fencing The Sun Two Speed 20 Dec 2018
Subterfuge could be so naive The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Sep 2018
Escape from criminal so naive
Girl with mount in escape attempt The Telegraph Toughie 12 Jul 2017
Girl's one close to attempt to escape The Telegraph Toughie 30 May 2017
Avoidance The Telegraph Quick 30 Mar 2017
Denial by goalkeeper accused of letting balls in? Flipping excuse The Telegraph Toughie 08 Mar 2017
Vague answer, say LA Times Daily 06 Nov 2016
Girl starts to smile impishly about excuse The Telegraph Toughie 18 Oct 2016
Dodging troubles so naive
Vague answer, say
Girl's over the moon, with new fencing The Times Cryptic 27 Nov 2015
Steering clear of no one, except on the way up The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Oct 2015
Racket protecting a very contrary slipperiness The Telegraph Toughie 29 May 2015
Tax crime
Tax crime
Taxpayer's crime
Taxpayer's crime
Equivocal answer
Political tactic
Dodge
Debater's ploy
Tax crime
Noncommittal reply
Dodger's forte
Dodger's forte
Tax ___
Word after tax
Waffle-making?
Political tactic
Tax no-no
Lack of straightness
Political tactic
Waffling, e.g.
Equivocation
Unsatisfying reply to a question
Runaround
Sidestepping
Attempt to escape
Avoidance by subterfuge
Avoidance
Subterfuge
Escape
Sidestepping.
Excuse to get around something.
Subterfuge.
Dodger's specialty
Component of a cat and mouse game
Equivocation.
Avoidance.
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