sneak away

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 duck out fly the coop go AWOL go south make a break make off make scarce pull out run off skip out steal away take off

Antonyms

STRONG

appear arrive come continue face join remain stay strengthen wait

WEAK

abide endure give up stop yield

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 slip out 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

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 slip out tap dance worm one's way out of

Antonyms

STRONG

confront face meet

Example Sentences

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We watch as he stalks a small taitetú - a hairy, wild pig - which manages to sneak away through the foliage and escape.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2024

“Why, I ain’t never even been near a college!,” she says, after trying furtively to sneak away with her suitcase.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

To avoid his family’s and neighbors’ gossip, he would sneak away to meet callers he was interested in.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2022

Maybe the von Trapp family at the end of "The Sound of Music," when they sneak away during their final musical number at the Salzburg Festival, escaping from Nazis to the Swiss border.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2022

Fred was tempted to sneak away and hide.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

sneak away

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