Elusive Synonyms
Elusive is an adjective. Its synonyms include Evasive, Slippery, Hard-to-pin-down, Mysterious, Ambiguous, Intangible, Illusive, Unreachable, Subtle, and Fleeting. Its antonyms are obvious and straightforward. Here are some additional synonyms for "elusive" with example sentences.
Another word for elusive
30 other ways to say elusive.
- Evasive
- Hard-to-pin-down
- Ambiguous
- Illusive
- Subtle
- Obscure
- Hidden
- Inscrutable
- Shadowy
- Enigmatic
- Hard-to-grasp
- Fickle
- Transient
- Ghostly
- Baffling
- Slippery
- Mysterious
- Intangible
- Unreachable
- Fleeting
- Difficult
- Vague
- Inaccessible
- Unattainable
- Cryptic
- Unclear
- Puzzling
- Shifty
- Transitory
- Out of reach
Elusive Sentences
The solution to the puzzle remained elusive.
Success can be elusive without hard work.
Sleep was elusive during the storm.
The animal was too elusive to capture on camera.
His memories were vague and elusive.
The elusive butterfly escaped the net.
Her smile was brief and elusive.
Elusive Rhymes
- accretive
- accumulative
- adhesive
- affirmative
- afflictive
- alleviative
- anticipative
- applicative
- appreciative
- apprehensive
- approbative
- archive
- argumentative
- assaultive
- assuasive
- authoritative
- calmative
- captive
- coactive
- coercive
- cogitative
- cognitive
- collaborative
- combative
- commentative
- commiserative
- communicative
- competitive
- compulsive
- conceive
- conceptive
- conclusive
- conglomerative
- connective
- connive
- consecutive
- constitutive
- constructive
- contemplative
- contrastive
- contrive
- cooperative
- correlative
- corrosive
- costive
- counterproductive
- cumulative
- curative
- deceive
- deceptive