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evasion

/ɪˈveɪʒən/noun3 syllables

Evasion means: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do.

Synonyms for evasion8

noun, as in nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

escape, dodging

noun, as in a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

equivocation

noun, as in the deliberate act of failing to pay money

nonpayment

also used for evasion

prevarication, shift, subterfuge, shuffling

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What does evasion mean?4

noun

1

nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do“his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible”

2

a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

3

the deliberate act of failing to pay money“his evasion of all his creditors”

4

the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with evasion?7

two syllables

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Evasion in a sentence

  • The accusations are shocking: money laundering, tax evasion and obstruction of justice.MrShoval
  • Tax officials are zeroing in on income tax evasion.unknown
  • He was arrested on charges of tax evasion.CK
  • Algeria needs to address its tax evasion issues.Amastan
  • Al Capone was finally sent away for tax evasion.darinmex
  • He was arrested in Algeria for tax evasion.Amastan
  • James claimed that Amanda was involved in a tax evasion scheme.Amastan
  • Facing tax evasion charges in Algeria, he fled to the UK.Amastan

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Forms of evasion

as a noun

plural
evasions