sneaking off
Leaving without notice
Sneaking off is leaving quietly and secretively, usually to avoid notice or obligation.
Someone sneaks off from a party when they slip out without saying goodbye, or from work to run a personal errand.
The phrase implies mild transgression—not dramatic escape, but furtive departure: We caught the kids sneaking off to the creek.
- slipping awayGradually leaving or diminishing
- stealing awayDeparting unnoticed, furtively
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- tiptoeingWalking on foot-fronts
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
ditching · vanishing · disappearing · going dark · eluding · avoiding · under the radar · hiding · shadows · quiet · stealthy · furtive · on the sly · sly · covert · secret · unnoticed · silent
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