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I'm not trying to be evasive, but when I say yes and no, I say 'yes' because there are narrow-minded people that won't look past the logo and 'no' because 'American Idol' put me in front of millions of people and I would not have a career without 'Idol.'
Bo Bice

Meaning of "evasive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EVASIVE

evasive  [ɪˈveɪsɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EVASIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Evasive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EVASIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of evasive in the English dictionary

The first definition of evasive in the dictionary is tending or seeking to evade; avoiding the issue; not straightforward. Other definition of evasive is avoiding or seeking to avoid trouble or difficulties. Evasive is also hard to catch or obtain; elusive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EVASIVE


abrasive
əˈbreɪsɪv
all-pervasive
ˌɔːlpəˈveɪsɪv
assuasive
əˈsweɪsɪv
corrasive
kəˈreɪsɪv
decisive
dɪˈsaɪsɪv
dismissive
dɪsˈmɪsɪv
dissuasive
dɪˈsweɪsɪv
divisive
dɪˈvaɪsɪv
embracive
ɪmˈbreɪsɪv
emissive
ɪˈmɪsɪv
incisive
ɪnˈsaɪsɪv
invasive
ɪnˈveɪsɪv
nonabrasive
ˌnɒnəˈbreɪsɪv
noninvasive
ˌnɒnɪnˈveɪsɪv
permissive
pəˈmɪsɪv
persuasive
pəˈsweɪsɪv
pervasive
pɜːˈveɪsɪv
suasive
ˈsweɪsɪv
submissive
səbˈmɪsɪv
unpersuasive
ˌʌnpəˈsweɪsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EVASIVE

evaporability
evaporable
evaporate
evaporated milk
evaporation
evaporative
evaporative cooling
evaporator
evaporimeter
evaporite
evaporitic
evaporograph
evaporometer
evapotranspiration
evasible
evasion
evasively
evasiveness
Evatt
eve

WORDS THAT END LIKE EVASIVE

abusive
adhesive
aggressive
comprehensive
defensive
excessive
exclusive
expensive
extensive
impressive
inclusive
intensive
massive
minimal invasive
minimally invasive
offensive
on the defensive
passive
progressive
responsive

Synonyms and antonyms of evasive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EVASIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «evasive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of evasive

Translation of «evasive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EVASIVE

Find out the translation of evasive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of evasive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «evasive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

避而不谈的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

evasivo
570 millions of speakers

English

evasive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोलमाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مراوغة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уклончиво
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

evasivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসরল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

évasif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengelak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausweichend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

はぐらかすような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

둘러대는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyegah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lẩn tránh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மழுப்பலான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उडवाउडवीचे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaçamaklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

evasivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wymijające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ухильно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

evaziv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπεκφυγές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontwykende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undvikande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unnvikende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of evasive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EVASIVE»

The term «evasive» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.547 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EVASIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about evasive

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6 QUOTES WITH «EVASIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word evasive.
1
John Anderson
I'm not being evasive but I am saying I'm not a scientist and I'm not directly involved in the consultation however the science must be sound, it must be agreed and the consultation must be of a high quality or no one will have any confidence in the process.
2
Bo Bice
I'm not trying to be evasive, but when I say yes and no, I say 'yes' because there are narrow-minded people that won't look past the logo and 'no' because 'American Idol' put me in front of millions of people and I would not have a career without 'Idol.'
3
Harold Brodkey
Memory, so complete and clear or so evasive, has to be ended, has to be put aside, as if one were leaving a chapel and bringing the prayer to an end in one's head.
4
Priyanka Chopra
People keep speculating about my personal life because I am evasive about it.
5
Charles Horton Cooley
We are ashamed to seem evasive in the presence of a straightforward man, cowardly in the presence of a brave one, gross in the eyes of a refined one, and so on. We always imagine, and in imagining share, the judgments of the other mind.
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John Logan
Honestly, not being evasive, but the great thing about Bond is that I have fifty years of movies - 23 movies and all the Ian Fleming novels and short stories, all of which are fodder. And when I'm working on the new Bond, I'm constantly going back to Fleming and the other movies - what are the bits and pieces, what are the resonances?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EVASIVE»

Discover the use of evasive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to evasive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Time Warps: Silent and Evasive Pasts in Indian Politics and ...
This, argues Ashis Nandy, explains much of the dislocation evident in contemporary Indian society, a by-product of which has been a renewed search for certainty manifested in the appeal of Hindu and Islamic fundamentalisms.
Ashis Nandy, 2002
2
"In a Roundabout Way": Evasive, Oblique and Indirect ...
These conventions paradoxically distance the reader from the text, at times neglecting important matters and yet, at others, offering ambiguous spaces where contemplation of otherwise unspeakable concerns may occur.
Bethany Perkins, 2007
3
The Evasive Text: Zechariah 1-8 and the Frustrated Reader
This is the nature of literary prophecy. This is the prophetic device that Zechariah has laid bare. Concerning Zechariah, it is not so much that the author has produced an elusive text: he has produced more of a self-consciously evasive text.
Mark Cameron Love, 1999
4
Context and Appropriateness: Micro Meets Macro
Cooperative conflict and evasive language The case of the 9-11 commission hearings Lawrence N. Berlin Northeastern Illinois University, USA In the aftermath of September 1 1, 2001, concerns surrounding the efficacy of United States ...
Anita Fetzer, 2007
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Simplicial Complexes of Graphs
If a set τ ∈ ∆ is not nonevasive, then τ is evasive. For example, the edge 24 is the only evasive face with respect to the element-decision tree in Figure 5.1. The following simple but powerful theorem is a generalization by Forman [50] of an ...
Jakob Jonsson, 2008
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Combinatorial Algebraic Topology
The following is a very important conjecture about evasive abstract simplicial complexes, which has now been open for quite some time. Conjecture 13.8. ( Evasiveness Conjecture for abstract simplicial complexes) Let X be a nonempty ...
Dimitry Kozlov, 2008
7
Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering
and aerobatic maneuvers, seldom using skids, slips, or violent uncoordinated maneuvers in their evasive tactics. Lt. Colonel Gerald R. Johnson, USAAF 22 Victories, WW II A technique that has proven to affect adversely the performance of ...
Robert L. Shaw, 1985
8
Evasive Action: The Hunt for Gregor Meinhoff
The Canadian Mounted Police and the FBI hunt an escaped U-boat officer with a deadly secret.
John Reisinger, 2001
9
Ethics Along the Color Line
As DiTomaso and her colleagues observe, white people who are color-evasive believe that they are not racist because they do not think in terms of color and that , because they are not themselves racists, they are thereby contributing to ...
Anna Stubblefield, 2005
10
Theory and Algorithms for Cooperative Systems
As the shapes of the tracks increase from hexagon to octagon and 16- gon, there were fewer evasive action maneuvers required when attempting to enter the outer track. This is due to the increased number of entry points making it less likely ...
‎2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EVASIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term evasive is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Evasive' Bill Shorten rebuked by royal commissioner Dyson Heydon …
Workplace editor Royal commissioner Dyson Heydon has questioned Bill Shorten's credibility as a witness, accusing the Labor leader of giving ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
2
Ashraf evasive on losing portfolio - Prothom Alo
Ruling Awami League general secretary and the latest minister without portfolio Syed Ashraful Islam on Thursday urged BNP chairperson ... «Prothom Alo, Jul 15»
3
Hillary Clinton's Front Porch Campaign - Jack Shafer - POLITICO …
Hillary Clinton wasn't being evasive in her Tuesday afternoon interview with CNN's Brianna Keilar when she evaded direct questions about ... «Politico, Jul 15»
4
Penis 2.0: Here's What the Penis of the Future Should Look Like - Io9
Or, the nanobots could be on the hunt for sperm-specific proteins, and take evasive action. (Image: Eubios). Alternately, the body could be ... «io9, Jul 15»
5
'Jason and Shirley': Outfest Review - The Hollywood Reporter
Sly, charismatic, alternatively evasive and bluntly honest, Holliday captures the unpredictability of a man who refuses to conform to anyone's ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
6
Russia is greatest threat to the U.S., says Joint Chiefs chairman …
... to serve in combat missions, Dunford said that he didn't want to appear evasive, but wanted to get on the ground and speak to commanders ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
Room Versus Board - The Awl
“The representatives from Airbnb were so difficult and were evasive in some ways and at times too cute by half,” Councilman Mark Levine told ... «The Awl, Jul 15»
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Morning Joe Panel Rips Hillary's Interview: She Was 'Fearful …
Katty Kay said Clinton looked evasive, tying her sinking poll ... which is a mannerism which she has of looking and sounding evasive,” Kay said. «Washington Free Beacon, Jul 15»
9
Blue Jays' Buehrle remains evasive about future
Buehrle, who's avoided such talk all season long, continued to remain evasive. "I don't know for sure what's going to happen after this year," he ... «Sportsnet.ca, Jul 15»
10
DIS President Joie Chitwood evasive in press conference after Coke …
Joie Chitwood, III, president of Daytona International Speedway, was evasive in answering questions during a press conference early Monday ... «Headline Surfer, Jul 15»

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