sneak out
Slip away unnoticed
To sneak out is to leave quietly and secretly, usually to avoid detection or confrontation.
Teenagers sneak out of the house at night to meet friends.
You might sneak out of a boring meeting or sneak out the back door to avoid an ex.
The phrase implies stealth and often mild transgression: She snuck out before anyone noticed she was gone.
- slip awayDepart without detection
- sidleMove furtively sideways
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- break freeEscape from confinement
- curfewMandated return time
absquatulate · skulk · flee · tiptoe · slink · vanish · abscond · make off · decamp · exhilaration · thrill · elude · snuck · guilt · bolt · mischief · footsteps · back door
- departuresleave, depart, exit, leaving, go
- escapeescape, flee, run away, get away, flight
- motion idiomsin motion, on the move, on the go, move forward, move along
- disappearingvanish, fade, disappear, vanishing, evaporate
- Escape Termsbreak free, get away, run away, escape route, getaway
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
sneak outstorm out
Leave dramatically in anger
sweep out · say goodbye · take one's leave · stomp out · bow out
sneak outtake one's leave
Formally say goodbye
bid farewell · say goodbye · make the rounds · sign out · clock out