SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
elude
verb
To escape capture or remain beyond someone's grasp or understanding.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Escape capture
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Return to topElude stresses successful avoidance; avoid can mean never encountering the threat.
Remain beyond understanding
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Return to topBaffle takes the puzzled person as its object; an answer eludes the person trying to find it.
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See elude in use
The final answer continued to elude the puzzle team.
A fugitive managed to elude the search party, remaining uncaptured while its members argued about the blocked route.
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