evader
One who sidesteps
An evader is someone who avoids or escapes something, typically an obligation or pursuer.
Tax evaders dodge their legal duty to pay.
Draft evaders refuse military conscription.
The word often carries negative connotations of evasion rather than legitimate avoidance: The evader slipped through the checkpoint undetected.
One who flees
- absconderOne who flees secretly
- escapeeOne who fled confinement
- outlawFugitive from justice
- deserterOne who abandons duty
defector · exile · refugee · wanted · on the lam · manhunt · bounty · warrant
One who avoids
- shirkerOne who avoids duty
- sidestepperOne who dodges sideways
- declinerOne who says no
- refuserOne who declines
abstainer · nonparticipant · deflector · balker · procrastinator · delayer · resister · ducking
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
- ghostApparition of the dead
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- shadowLight blocked by object
untraceable · undetectable · unseen · invisible · hidden · sneaky · intangible · mysterious
Skillful directional control
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- diversionRedirection of attention
- flankingAt the sides of
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
subterfuge · deception · decoy · zigzag · swerve · juke · head fake · slip away
Away from land
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- shelterProtected place or structure
- havenShelter from danger
- concealmentAct of hiding something
underreporting · laundering · fraud · audit · nondisclosure · write-off · deduction · undeclared
runaway
One who flees
deserter · defector · exile · refugee · wanted · on the lam · manhunt · bounty · warrant · hideout
dodger
One who avoids
- shirkerOne who avoids duty
- sidestepperOne who dodges sideways
- declinerOne who says no
refuser · abstainer · nonparticipant · deflector · balker · procrastinator · delayer · resister · ducking · withdrawer
slippery
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
shadow · untraceable · undetectable · unseen · invisible · hidden · sneaky · intangible · mysterious · will-o-wisp
maneuvering
Skillful directional control
counterintelligence · subterfuge · deception · decoy · zigzag · swerve · juke · head fake · slip away · give the slip
offshore
Away from land
concealment · underreporting · laundering · fraud · audit · nondisclosure · write-off · deduction · undeclared · hidden assets
evaderconfronter
One who faces directly
challenger · fighter · engager · aggressor · resistor
evadercomplier
One who yields
payer · taxpayer · fulfiller · conformist · contributor
- tax evaderOne who illegally avoids payments owed
- draft evaderOne avoiding military service
- evading arrestEscaping police custody attempt
- evading policeFleeing from law enforcement
- fare evadersThose avoiding transport payment