duck out

VERB

abscond

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 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

VERB

escape

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart disappear dodge elude emerge evade flee fly leave run slip slip away vanish

STRONG

abscond bolt circumvent decamp desert double duck elope pass shun skip

WEAK

bail out burst out cut and run cut loose fly the coop get away with get off go scot-free make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on steal away take a powder take flight take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appear arrive come confront continue encounter face meet stand stay take on wait walk

STRONG

accept aid assist help

WEAK

capture remain

VERB

lam

Synonyms

STRONG

abscond avoid blow bolt circumvent decamp depart desert disappear dodge double duck elope elude emerge evade flee fly leave pass run shun skip vanish

WEAK

bail out break out burst out cut and run cut loose fly the coop get away get away with get off give someone the slip go scot-free make a getaway make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on slip away steal away take a powder take flight take it on the lam take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONG

accept aid appear arrive assist come come in confront continue encounter face help meet remain stand stay stop take on wait walk

Example Sentences

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This year, he had to duck out of a dinner in Prague to secure spots for his two sons in a popular Lego camp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

"As a northern comprehensive girl arriving in Oxford in 1993, I was a duck out of water."

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

The "duck out of water" appeal, Hilton's "that's hot" persona and Richie's dry humor made the show a hit.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024

“It was just so far out of my realm, I was really a duck out of water,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

Hermione was overcome with such a strong fit of the giggles at this point that she had to duck out of the queue and only returned when Archie had collected his water and moved away.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

duck out

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