skip town

VERB

avoid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avert bypass dodge escape evade fend off shun sidestep ward off

STRONG

abstain circumvent deflect desist ditch divert duck elude eschew flee hide jump obviate recoil shake shirk shy skip skirt weave withdraw

WEAK

circumlocute cold-shoulder fake out give the slip hold off keep clear lay low run for cover shake and bake shake off shrink from shuffle off skip out on stay away stay out steer clear of step aside turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet

STRONG

allow help permit stay take on

WEAK

seek want

Example Sentences

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This gets Charlie in the kind of trouble that leads her to skip town and abandon her old life after she catches someone powerful in a lie.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023

Jacobson recalled his fear, in 1957, that both New York teams were going to skip town for California.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2022

They had good relationships with their parents and no reason to skip town.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2021

Before you skip town, be sure to hop aboard a glass-bottom boat voyage.

From Fox News • Oct. 14, 2021

Mom and younger son get ready to skip town.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

skip town

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