Synonyms of abscond

abscond

verb

ab-ˈskänd 

as in to escape

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

the burglar was trying to abscond with the jewels when he tumbled down the stairs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• flee
• fly
• leave
• run away
• get out
• break free
• run off
• move
• avoid
• evade
• break out (of)
• lam
• clear out
• go
• lose
• depart
• elude
• shun
• exit
• elope
• extricate
• decamp
• rescue
• liberate
• quit
• walk out
• pull out
• disentangle
• take off
• emancipate
• shove (off)
• sally (forth)
• loose
• redeem
• release
• enfranchise
• loosen
• free
• spring
• manumit
• unfetter
• bring off
• unchain
• uncage
• unbind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remain
• stay
• dwell
• linger
• abide
• return
• hang around
• come back
• stick around
• tarry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abscond

Police are searching for a straphanger suspected of unbolting a door switch from a inside a downtown C train Monday evening, snipping the wires and then absconding with the train part, sources tell the Daily News. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026

Slim Shady, her roughly 70-pound, 22-year-old sulcata tortoise, farts loudly, sometimes knocks her down and has forced her to find him after absconding in her North Highlands neighborhood when her front gate was left open. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026

Court records show that Rostas, who was in immigration removal proceedings in New York and placed into the Alternative to Detention program, absconded from the program in March 2023. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026

Smart said of his steal that ultimately put the Lakers in position to abscond with a 112-108 Game 3 overtime win in Houston, giving the Lakers a 3-0 series lead and a chance to sweep Sunday at Toyota Center. — Law Murray, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

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