ELUSIVENESS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ELUSIVENESS?

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Associations of "Elusiveness" (30 Words)

abstruse	Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. The professor s lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them.
allusion	The practice of making allusions. A classical allusion.
artful	Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness. An artful choice of metaphors.
complexity	A factor involved in a complicated process or situation. He enjoyed the complexity of modern computers.
covert	Not openly acknowledged or displayed. A woman covert.
crafty	Marked by skill in deception. A crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison.
cunning	Showing inventiveness and skill. The cunning maneuvers leading to his success.
difficult	Hard to control. A difficult task.
esoteric	Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. A compilation of esoteric philosophical theories.
esoterica	Esoteric or highly specialized subjects or publications. A professor of such esoterica as angelology and comparative shamanism.
furtive	Secret and sly or sordid- A.L.Guerard. He stole a furtive glance at her.
guile	Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception. He used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in.
impalpable	Not easily comprehended. How would anyone come to a decision about something so impalpable as personhood.
ingenious	Showing inventiveness and skill. An ingenious solution to the problem.
innuendo	An indirect (and usually malicious) implication. A constant torrent of innuendo gossip lies and half truths.
insidious	Beguiling but harmful. Insidious pleasures.
intangible	An intangible thing. Intangible business property like patents.
manipulative	Exercising unscrupulous control or influence over a person or situation. A manipulative skill.
nuance	Give nuances to. Without understanding the finer nuances you can t enjoy the humor.
obscure	Make obscure or unclear. I feel an obscure resentment.
recondite	Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. Some recondite problem in historiography.
secretive	(of a state or activity) characterized by the concealment of intentions and information. A secretive smile.
sly	Marked by skill in deception. A sly sip of water.
subtle	Capable of making fine distinctions. Subtle lighting.
subtlety	A subtle distinction, feature, or argument. You had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew.
tricky	Marked by skill in deception. Applying eyeliner can be a tricky business.
undercurrent	A subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning. Racial undercurrents.
undertone	A pale or subdued color. Spoke in undertones.
vague	Lacking clarity or distinctness. Vague forms of speech have so long passed for mysteries of science.
wily	Marked by skill in deception. A wily old attorney.