weaselled
Evaded through cunning
Weaselled is the past tense of weasel, meaning to evade or escape from a situation through cunning or evasive behavior: He weaselled out of his promise to help.
The image comes from the weasel's ability to slip through narrow spaces.
Also spelled weaseled.
Controlled through cunning
- finagledObtained through craftiness
- wormedMoved by sly persistence
- insinuatedIndirectly suggested something
- wheedledPersuaded through flattery
cajoled · schemed · plotted · contrived · engineered · orchestrated · finessed · negotiated
Sly, scheming cleverness
- slyCleverly deceptive
- craftyCleverly deceptive
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
duplicitous · dishonest · deceitful · treacherous · unscrupulous · underhanded · guileful · devious
Avoiding by moving aside
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
- equivocatingSpeaking with deliberate ambiguity
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- deflectingTurning from original path
avoiding · circumventing · noncommittal · vague · indirect · ambiguous · elusive · slippery
manipulated
Controlled through cunning
- finagledObtained through craftiness
- wormedMoved by sly persistence
- insinuatedIndirectly suggested something
wheedled · cajoled · schemed · plotted · contrived · engineered · orchestrated · finessed · negotiated · exploited
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
conniving · duplicitous · dishonest · deceitful · treacherous · unscrupulous · underhanded · guileful · devious · sneaky
dodging
Avoiding by moving aside
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
- equivocatingSpeaking with deliberate ambiguity
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
deflecting · avoiding · circumventing · noncommittal · vague · indirect · ambiguous · elusive · slippery · prevaricating
weaselledowned up
followed through · stepped up · delivered · faced the music · bit the bullet