eluded
e-lud-ed
verb
Failed to be achieved or understood by someone.
"The answer eluded him for hours."
verb
Successfully avoided or escaped from someone or something, often in a clever way.
"The fox eluded the hunters easily."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: evade, bilk, elude, escape, circumvent, sidestep, parry, fudge, put off, duck, dodge, hedge