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Elusive vs. Illusive
Elusive
/ɪˈluːsɪv/Examples:
The answer to the riddle remained elusive to all.The company's success in the market was elusive.Her dreams of fame were always just beyond her elusive grasp.
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Illusive
/ɪˈluːsɪv/Examples:
The artist's paintings create an illusive world of dreams.His success in avoiding arrests proved to be illusive.Fame can be an illusive and fleeting achievement.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Illusive refers to something that is deceiving or misleading, like an illusion.
- Elusive means something that is difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
- Think of illusive as something that tricks the eye, like a mirage.
- Remember elusive when something is slippery or evades capture, like a fugitive.
- Illusive deals with perception, while elusive deals with pursuit.
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