Definitions

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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Both are classic ways in which crises slip out of control and wars escalate.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

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

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

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2024

The third day I ask the inspector to come to my station first and get my count of screws, and then I slip out the door quick, before Lubek and Januka are done.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

slip out

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