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Evasive vs Dissembling - What's the difference?

evasive | dissembling | Synonyms |

Evasive is a synonym of dissembling.


As an adjective evasive

is .

As a noun dissembling is

the action of the verb dissemble .

As a verb dissembling is

.

evasive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
  • Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action .

    • Synonyms

    * elusive, slippery, shifty, cagey, elusory, sly, noncommital * unclear, vague, equivocal, ambiguous * tricky, deceitful, devious

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    dissembling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb dissemble
  • * 2005 , C. L. Corey, Our Own Felicity: We Make Or Find (page 82)
    • The lies and dissemblings about this period are beyond most people's imaginations.

    Verb

    dissembles