Elusion

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

The act of escaping or evading capture through cunning or evasive action.

“His elusion of the authorities lasted three weeks before he was finally apprehended.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

e·lu·sion

Related Words

Synonyms

slip eluding

Antonyms

captureconfrontation

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains E, L, U, I, O, N with five distinct vowel sounds, making it a strong early Wordle guess

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points with all common tiles, but the vowel-rich structure helps balance a heavy-vowel rack

Words Related to Elusion

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elision elution

Words you can make from Elusion

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