Synonyms for abscond
Definitions
- v. 1
To flee, often secretly; to steal away.
The thieves absconded with our property.
- v. 2
To flee, often secretly; to steal away. To hide, conceal, or absent oneself clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process
Related words
- Word family
- abscondee abscondence absconder abscondment absconsion absquatulate
Forms
- Past participle
- absconded
e.g. absconded → decamped, departed, withdrawn, bolted…
Example sentences
- withdraw You may as well withdraw from the club right away.
- depart At what time does the taxi to the airport depart?
- flee Learn that of foreigners, but don't flee your own.
- disappear Tom watched the plane disappear into the distance.
By length
- 3 letters
- run1, fly1
- 4 letters
- bolt1, flee1
- 5 letters
- elope2
- 6 letters
- escape2, depart2, decamp2
- 7 letters
- conceal2
- 8 letters
- withdraw2
- 9 letters
- disappear3
- 12 letters
- absquatulate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (elope2 = 2 syllables).