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Synonyms for elusive
ɪˈlu sɪv; -sə ri, -zə-elu·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
elusiveadjective
difficult to describe
"a haunting elusive odor"
Synonyms:
tough, knotty, problematical, subtle, baffling, problematicAntonyms:
palpable, easy, tangible, identifiable, artlesselusiveadjective
skillful at eluding capture
"a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
Synonyms:
tough, knotty, problematical, subtle, baffling, problematicAntonyms:
palpable, artless, identifiable, tangible, easyelusive, subtleadjective
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
"his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"
Synonyms:
pernicious, baffling, problematic, knotty, tough, insidious, subtle, problematicalAntonyms:
easy, identifiable, artless, tangible, palpablebaffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, toughadjective
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
"a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
Synonyms:
subtle, gnarled, involved, knotty, problematical, debatable, ruffianly, bad, rugged, toughened, problematic, snarly, baffling, gnarly, hard, tangled, sturdy, knobbed, tough, knotted, tortuous, convoluted, snarledAntonyms:
easy, palpable, tangible, identifiable, artless
Dictionary of English Synonymes
elusiveadjective
elusiveadjective
Synonyms:
equivocating, shuffling, equivocatory
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "elusive":
unattainable, illusive, distant, evasive, unfulfilled, indomitable, sly, inaccessible, imprecise, illusory, unrealized, difficult
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#596 | hard | |
#841 | bad | |
#1376 | involved | |
#1928 | difficult | |
#4924 | tough | |
#9085 | distant | |
#9840 | subtle | |
#12142 | rugged | |
#14954 | sturdy | |
#14988 | problematic | |
#20139 | elusive | |
#23246 | sly | |
#25735 | tangled | |
#26171 | inaccessible | |
#35899 | unrealized | |
#37075 | knotted | |
#39559 | insidious | |
#41131 | convoluted | |
#44681 | evasive | |
#45427 | debatable | |
#48711 | pernicious | |
#52075 | illusory | |
#52431 | unfulfilled | |
#53611 | baffling | |
#53910 | imprecise | |
#62952 | unattainable | |
#68031 | knotty | |
#72606 | tortuous | |
#72731 | indomitable | |
#77839 | toughened | |
#79304 | snarled | |
#89990 | gnarly | |
#93946 | illusive | |
#99916 | gnarled | |
#107333 | problematical | |
#273936 | knobbed |
How to use elusive in a sentence?
We are in a unique and unenviable position because we cry for James and we cry for thousands of people in Aurora, we cannot feel the depth of your pain. We can only listen to everything you have expressed, and we pray for you. We pray for your peace, your peace with the sentence. We pray for your ability to sleep at night, and your ability to find a single moment of happiness when that happiness seems completely elusive.
Success can be elusive, sometimes disguising itself as repeated failures. But if you dig deeper you will see the crystals of its formation beginning to show, patience is the key to most successes.
In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.
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This means sustainable business models remain elusive even for those who succeed in building an audience.
Good plans shape good decisions. That's why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true.
Translations for elusive
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- صعبة المنالArabic
- изплъзващ се, неуловимBulgarian
- schwer fassbar, flüchtigGerman
- άπιαστοςGreek
- nekapteblaEsperanto
- elusivoSpanish
- puiklik, ebamääraneEstonian
- فراری, گریزانPersian
- hämärä, vältteleväFinnish
- insaisissable, évasifFrench
- dothuigtheIrish
- nehezen megfoghatóHungarian
- 理解しにくいですJapanese
- moeilijk beschrijfbaar, ongrijpbaarDutch
- nieuchwytnyPolish
- evazivRomanian
- неуловимый, труднодостижимый, ускользающийRussian
- lukav, prepreden, neuhvatljivSerbo-Croatian
- 难以捉摸Chinese
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