steal away
Leave without notice
To steal away is to leave quietly and unobtrusively, often to avoid notice or interruption: She stole away from the party without saying goodbye.
The phrase suggests deliberate discretion—slipping out rather than making an exit.
It can also mean to escape to a private place: They stole away to the garden for a moment alone.
Flee to avoid capture
- sneak offDepart secretly, unnoticed
- elopeWed in secret
- vanishCease to be visible
- disappearPass from visibility
flee · escape · decamp · skedaddle · vamoose · duck out · make oneself scarce · take flight
Stealthy, slow movement
- tiptoeWalk on foot-fronts
- slinkMove furtively
- skulkMove with secretive intent
- sidleMove furtively sideways
prowl · ghost · glide · pad · sneak · slither · slip out · slide off
Wed in secret
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- assignationPrearranged secret meeting
- loversRomantic partners
Religious song of praise
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
sanctuary · refuge · promised land · Jordan · chariot · heaven · soul · redemption
abscond
Flee to avoid capture
disappear · flee · escape · decamp · skedaddle · vamoose · duck out · make oneself scarce · take flight · bolt
creep
Stealthy, slow movement
sidle · prowl · ghost · glide · pad · sneak · slither · slip out · slide off
elope
Wed in secret
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- assignationPrearranged secret meeting
lovers · midnight · secret meeting · forbidden · clandestine affair
hymn
Religious song of praise
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
liberation · sanctuary · refuge · promised land · Jordan · chariot · heaven · soul · redemption · enslaved
steal awaystorm out
Leave dramatically in anger
sweep out · storm off · make a scene · stomp out · burst in
steal awayslip in
Enter discreetly
sneak in · show up · materialize · turn up · appear
steal awaystay put
Remain in place
remain · linger · stick around · hold one's ground · stay behind