ducked out
Quietly departed early
Ducked out means left quickly and often quietly, typically to avoid something or slip away unnoticed: She ducked out of the meeting early, He ducked out for a cigarette.
The phrase suggests a brief or furtive departure rather than a formal exit.
Avoided by moving aside
- dodgedAvoided by quick movement
- evadedSuccessfully avoided capture
- shirkedAvoided obligated tasks
- skippedWent past without stopping
bypassed · skirted · escaped · avoided · begged off · declined · passed on · abstained
Departed unnoticed
bounced · took off · absented · bailed · took leave · vamoosed · skedaddled · decamped
- eludedAvoided being caught
- shook offFreed oneself from
- lostUnable to navigate
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
sidestepped · circumvented · finessed · dodged · feinted · outfoxed
sidestepped
Avoided by moving aside
skipped · bypassed · skirted · escaped · avoided · begged off · declined · passed on · abstained
slipped away
Departed unnoticed
split · bounced · took off · absented · bailed · took leave · vamoosed · skedaddled · decamped · hightailed
slipped past
outmaneuvered · sidestepped · circumvented · finessed · dodged · feinted · outfoxed
- disappearedvanished, disappeared, gone, vanish, faded
- surrenderedsurrendered, capitulated, yielded, conceded, submitted
ducked outshowed up
Arrived at location
popped in · stayed put · stuck around · arrived · turned up
ducked outstepped up
Increased in degree
faced the music · owned up · confronted · stood one's ground · rose to the occasion
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