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slip out

VERB
elope
Synonyms
STRONGEST
run off
STRONG
abscond bolt decamp disappear escape flee fly leave skip
WEAK
go secretly go to Gretna Green slip away steal away
Antonyms
STRONG
continue face meet remain stay wait
VERB
evade
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avoid bypass circumvent conceal deceive dodge elude escape fend off flee get around hide sidestep
STRONG
baffle balk cavil confuse decline double duck equivocate eschew fence fly fudge hedge lie parry pretend prevaricate pussyfoot shift shirk shuck shuffle shun shy tergiversate trick waffle
WEAK
beat around bush beg the question cop out give the runaround keep distance lay low lead on a merry chase pass up put off slip sneak away steer clear of weasel
Antonyms
STRONGEST
confront disclose divulge encounter expose face lay bare let out meet open reveal show stay tell uncover
STRONG
accept aid be honest clear up enlighten explain help order organize release remain tell the truth
WEAK
take on
VERB
leave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disappear escape flee fly go move quit retire start take off withdraw
STRONG
abscond decamp defect desert ditch elope embark emigrate exit flit forsake issue migrate part relinquish sally scram slip slip away split vacate vamoose vanish
WEAK
beat it break away clear out come away cut out give the slip go away go forth head out move out pull out push off remove oneself ride off run along say goodbye set out step down take a hike take leave walk out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come complete face finish remain stay stop
STRONG
come in hold join keep
WEAK
care continue maintain
VERB
weasel
Synonyms
STRONG
balk dodge duck hedge renege shuck sidestep waffle
WEAK
beat around the bush circumvent cop out dance around an issue elude equivocate eschew flee get around give the runaround hem and haw lay low pussyfoot put off shirk sneak away tap dance worm one's way out of
Antonyms
STRONG
confront face meet

Example Sentences

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Is it rude to slip out of a party without saying goodbye?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

"We let the virus slip out through our fingers when it first emerged in the poultry industry," said corresponding senior author Thijs Kuiken, a professor at Erasmus MC.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

The risk is that things can slip out of control very quickly.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025

Because of historic inequality whose legacy persists, unconscious racism can slip out even in well-intentioned people.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2024

I just have to get to my locker for my coat and slip out the backdoor.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake