eluded

[ ih-loo-did ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of elude.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eluded¹

elude ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

His shock declaration was, in fact, a bid to get the kind of grip on power that has eluded him since he won the presidency in 2022 by the slimmest margin in South Korea's history.

From BBC

The Trojans looked, as of early June, to be headed in an elite direction on the recruiting trail, marching toward the sort of rarefied air that had recently eluded Riley.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, he's far from perfect, and there's one recent celebrity whose voice has eluded him.

From Salon

The nature of dark matter has eluded astronomers for 90 years, since the realization that 85% of the matter in the universe is not visible through our telescopes.

From Science Daily

Roughly 4% of the population is affected by a congenital brain malformation that has eluded researchers' efforts to find causes and treatments.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• baffle
• confound
• dodge
• evade
• flee
• foil
• frustrate
• outrun
• outwit
• puzzle
• shun
• stall
• stonewall
• thwart