ABSCONDING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of absconding 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 Warrants in Texas have been issued for the absconding Democrats arrest. — Jim Talamonti, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025

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Verb

Seal air leaks and improve insulation to stop conditioned air from escaping your home.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Another notable trend in technical textiles is the goal of escaping petrochemical dependency through green chemistry, bio-fabrication and circular textile systems.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Definition of escaping

Verb

Another relative, Lolo Villalobos, was the longtime mayor of Guanabacoa, Cuba, before fleeing the country after Fidel Castro took power.

— Austin Horn July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Thousands of Ukrainians who arrived in the United States after fleeing the war expected to be away from home only briefly.

— Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of fleeing

Verb

Breakker connected with a flying cross body over the barricade on Breakker as Cole talked up Evans developing an edge.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But years later, some of the highest-flying professional clubs have folded due to financial mismanagement, and dozens of soccer officials have been banned or imprisoned, and numerous teams ensnared in an anti-graft campaign.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026