abscond
Slip away secretly
To abscond is to leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape custody or avoid consequences.
The word implies sneaking away rather than openly departing: The treasurer absconded with the company funds.
Someone who absconds usually doesn't want to be found.
Flight from captivity
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- run awayDepart hastily to escape
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
getaway · elude · evade · disappear · vanish · slip away · take off · decamp
Secret place of refuge
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
- safe houseSecret secure refuge
- hiddenKept out of sight
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
refuge · sanctuary · asylum · harbor · shelter · lair · den · cover
One fleeing authorities
- embezzleSteal funds in custody
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
bail · warrant · wanted · outlaw · culprit · perpetrator · felon · misappropriate
Move with stealth
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- covertIntentionally concealed
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
secretive · undercover · incognito · undetected · unseen · stealthy · discreet · evasive
escape
Flight from captivity
flight · getaway · elude · evade · disappear · vanish · slip away · take off · decamp · scarper
hideout
Secret place of refuge
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
- safe houseSecret secure refuge
- hiddenKept out of sight
underground · refuge · sanctuary · asylum · harbor · shelter · lair · den · cover · obscure
fugitive
One fleeing authorities
larceny · bail · warrant · wanted · outlaw · culprit · perpetrator · felon · misappropriate · defraud
sneak
Move with stealth
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- covertIntentionally concealed
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
clandestine · secretive · undercover · incognito · undetected · unseen · stealthy · discreet · evasive · shadowy
- departuresleave, depart, exit, leaving, go
- escapeescape, flee, run away, get away, flight
- fancy wordsgrandiloquent, magniloquent, sesquipedalian, pulchritudinous, tintinnabulation
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- disappearingvanish, fade, disappear, vanishing, evaporate
- leavingdeparture, quit, walking away, withdrawing, bail
abscondsurrender
Cease resistance, yield
face the music · appear · show up · come forward · stand trial