Synonyms for slip away

Most common

exit · slip by · lapse · elapse · escape

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To leave without being noticed.

   I'm going to try to slip away from work early, if I can.

2. v. 2

   To pass quickly, almost unnoticed.

   The months slipped away and became years.

3. v. 3

   To disappear; to elude one; to recede; to dwindle.

Example sentences

• exit Many people pushed their way toward the rear exit.
• lapse Tom began to lapse in and out of consciousness.
• elapse Only an hour would elapse before all the water had evaporated.
• escape Ships carry lifeboats so that the crew can escape.

By length

2 letters

go¹

4 letters

pass¹, exit², sink¹

5 letters

lapse¹

6 letters

escape², elapse²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exit² = 2 syllables).