Thesaurus
abscond
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ABSCOND
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation <the burglar was trying to abscond with the jewels when he tumbled down the stairs>
Related Words avoid, elude, evade, lose, shun; decamp, depart, elope, exit, go, leave, move, pull out, quit, sally (forth), shove (off), take off, walk out; disentangle, extricate; bring off, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, redeem, release, rescue, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetter
Near Antonyms abide, dwell, hang around, linger, remain, stay, stick around, tarry; come back, return
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