Definitions

abscond

[ab-skond] / æbˈskɒnd /

VERB

run away, depart secretly

Synonyms

STRONG

bolt break decamp disappear escape fade flee get hightail jump leave quit scram skedaddle slip slip away split vamoose vanish

WEAK

beat it clear out cut and run dog it duck out fly the coop go AWOL go south make a break make off make scarce pull out run off skip out sneak away steal away take off

Antonyms

STRONG

appear arrive come continue face join remain stay strengthen wait

WEAK

abide endure give up stop yield

Example Sentences

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Abscond, abs-kond′, v.i. to hide, or quit the country, in order to escape a legal process.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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