steals away
Leaves without notice
To steal away is to leave quietly and unnoticed, often to avoid attention or escape a situation: She stole away from the party before anyone could say goodbye.
The phrase suggests deliberate discretion—slipping out rather than making a departure known.
Someone might steal away for a secret meeting or simply to find solitude.
- slinksMoves with furtive stealth
- skulksMoves with furtive stealth
- abscondsEscapes secretly, often guiltily
- recedesMoves gradually away
- fleesDeparts to escape danger
runs off · withdraws · takes leave · vanishes · escapes · relinquishes · evades · retreats · dissipates · drifts apart · dissolves · diminishes · lets go · conceals · elopes · hides
steals awaystorms out
Exits dramatically in anger
bursts out · makes a scene · exits stage left · says goodbye
steals awayslips in
Enters unobtrusively
infiltrates · appears · arrives · enters · shows up
steals awaystays put
Remains in place
remains · lingers · sticks around · hangs around · settles in
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