Synonyms of absconding

absconding

verb

present participle of abscond

as in escaping

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

• escaping
• fleeing
• flying
• leaving
• avoiding
• running away
• getting out
• evading
• breaking free
• running off
• moving
• breaking out (of)
• losing
• eluding
• exiting
• clearing out
• lamming
• departing
• going
• shunning
• eloping
• rescuing
• quitting
• extricating
• pulling out
• springing
• decamping
• disentangling
• walking out
• shoving (off)
• taking off
• freeing
• emancipating
• loosing
• releasing
• liberating
• loosening
• enfranchising
• manumitting
• redeeming
• sallying (forth)
• unfettering
• unchaining
• bringing off
• uncaging
• unbinding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remaining
• staying
• lingering
• dwelling
• hanging around
• abiding
• returning
• tarrying
• sticking around
• coming back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of absconding

Most employers file complaints against absconding workers that expose them to detention or deportation, and undocumented workers cannot leave Jordan until fines for overstaying residency permits are paid, Grüneisl said. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

Cloth has faced several suits from investors who accused him of absconding with their money. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 July 2026

Magnus accuses Lestat of giving the players in the theatre meaning before absconding with it, and Gabriella responds that the place ran for a century and a half. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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

For the last couple of years at least, groups of international thieves have been traveling to Southern California and burglarizing homes and stores before absconding back to their home countries. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 12 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

Their legendary match at 'Money in the Bank' in 2011, which saw Punk defeat Cena for the WWE Championship before absconding with the title, is widely regarded as one of the greatest Premium Live Event endings ever. — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025

Authorities booked Smith in the Greene County jail on a warrant for absconding parole while the homicide investigation continues, the release states. — Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2025