Synonyms of ducked

ducked

verb

past tense of duck

1

as in avoided

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

don't try to duck your commitment to spending Thanksgiving with your family by claiming you have to work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoided
• evaded
• escaped
• dodged
• shook
• eluded
• eschewed
• deflected
• shunned
• prevented
• shuffled (out of)
• shirked
• kept clear of
• eliminated
• scaped
• fought shy of
• finessed
• parried
• steered clear of
• stayed clear of
• missed
• excluded
• got around
• weaseled (out of)
• averted
• precluded
• circumvented
• diverted
• obviated
• thwarted
• ruled out
• warded (off)
• excepted
• debarred
• banned
• bypassed
• barred
• foiled
• outwitted
• outsmarted
• skirted
• frustrated
• overreached
• foxed
• outfoxed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sought
• accepted
• pursued
• embraced
• welcomed
• caught
• incurred
• courted
• contracted

2

as in weaved

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

duck behind a pillar before they see us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaved
• dodged
• sidestepped
• zigzagged
• turned
• jinked
• evaded
• slalomed
• slid
• avoided
• escaped
• parried
• slipped
• eluded
• deflected
• skirted
• shirked

3

as in dipped

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid

ducked the new camper in the lake as a joke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dipped
• immersed
• drowned
• dunked
• submerged
• soaked
• flooded
• doused
• submersed
• plunged
• sopped
• wet
• bathed
• soused
• steeped
• moistened
• dived
• thrust
• drenched

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ducked

Massey apologized and ducked behind a kitchen counter before Grayson fired three times. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Instead of standing up for her player, Stephanie White ducked behind a wall of corporate word salad. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Burton ducked behind the gift shop counter with two teenage employees. — Mark Dee august 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026

Instead, Clinton ducked around the front of the aircraft to another jet parked nearby. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Cody went for a Cody Cutter, but Punk ducked and Rhodes accidentally hit Charles Robinson. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

MrBeast ducked in there for activities followed by a tour of the LeBron James museum and a dinner at Buckets. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026

Attendees instinctively ducked under tables and chairs, not knowing what had just happened. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Making it through the growing phase, having ducked and dodged blight, hornworms, blossom end rot, and all the other problems a tomato plant might run into can feel like a success of its own. — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 17 July 2026