Antonyms of adj evasive

2 senses of evasive

Sense 1
evasive -- (deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement")

INDIRECT (VIA equivocal) -> unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous -- (admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement")

Sense 2
evasive -- (avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action")

INDIRECT (VIA protective) -> unprotective -- (not affording protection)

Similarity of adj evasive

2 senses of evasive

Sense 1
evasive -- (deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement")
       => equivocal (vs. unequivocal), ambiguous -- (open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question")

Sense 2
evasive -- (avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action")
       => protective (vs. unprotective) -- (intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs")

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