sneak away
Leave without notice
To sneak away is to leave quietly and unnoticed, often to avoid attention or obligation: She snuck away from the party without saying goodbye.
The phrase suggests stealth rather than confrontation—slipping out of a meeting, escaping a boring conversation, or leaving before someone notices you're gone.
Minor error or misstep
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- vanishCease to be visible
- disappearPass from visibility
bolt · elude · evade · depart · exfiltrate · decamp · skedaddle · scram
Offered reason for wrongdoing
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- bailCourt-set release payment
- ghostApparition of the dead
- duck outDepart discreetly, unannounced
Irish goodbye · French leave · slip out · avoid · evade · party · gathering · meeting
Walk on foot-fronts
glide · silent · undetected · shadow · infiltrate · ghost · ninja · muffle
slip
Minor error or misstep
disappear · bolt · elude · evade · depart · exfiltrate · decamp · skedaddle · scram · dart
excuse
Offered reason for wrongdoing
duck out · Irish goodbye · French leave · slip out · avoid · evade · party · gathering · meeting · obligation
tiptoe
Walk on foot-fronts
skulk · glide · silent · undetected · shadow · infiltrate · ghost · ninja · muffle · soundless
secretive
Inclined to conceal
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
incognito · disguise · cloak · hide · conceal · eavesdrop · spy · glance · whisper · shush
sneak awaystorm out
Leave dramatically in anger
sweep out · take one's leave · bid farewell · say goodbye · bow out
sneak awaystay put
Remain in place
stick around · stand one's ground · show up · face the music · remain
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