6
elusive(adjective, false, vague, deceitful, mysterious)
4
evasive(adjective, deceitful, tricky)
3
illusory(adjective, untruth)
2
deceitful
2
illusive
2
shifty
2
slippery
1
cagey
1
deceptive
1
delusive
1
delusory
1
difficult to catch(expression, adjective, idiom, vague, subtle)
1
false(adjective, untruth)
1
gliding
1
malingering
1
phantom(adjective, vague, mysterious, tricky, subtle)
1
sliding
1
unspecific(adjective, vague, mysterious, tricky, subtle)
1
untrue(adjective, untruth)
0
acute
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