evasion vs escape

evasion and escape both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
evasion	Yes	No	No	No
escape	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, escape is a hypernym of evasion; that is, escape is a word with a broader meaning than evasion:

evasion: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
escape: the act of escaping physically

Other hypernyms of evasion include flight.

As nouns, evasion and escape are synonyms defined as:

evasion and escape: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

Other synonyms of evasion include dodging.

evasion (noun)	escape (noun)
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver	the act of escaping physically
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
the deliberate act of failing to pay money	an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth	an avoidance of danger or difficulty
	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

evasion (verb)	escape (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