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escape vs evasion

evasion vs escape

escape and evasion both are nouns.

escape is a verb but evasion is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
escape Yes No Yes No
evasion Yes No No No
As nouns, evasion is a hyponym of escape; that is, evasion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than escape:
  • escape: the act of escaping physically
  • evasion: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
As nouns, escape and evasion are synonyms defined as:
  • escape and evasion: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
Other synonyms of escape include dodging.
escape (noun) evasion (noun)
the act of escaping physically the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy the deliberate act of failing to pay money
an avoidance of danger or difficulty a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
a means or way of escaping
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
the discharge of a fluid from some container
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
escape (verb) evasion (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening
fail to experience
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
run away from confinement
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
Difference between escape and evasion

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