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
• dowsed
• doused
• plunged
• wetted
• flooded
• soaked
• submersed
• wet
• sopped
• bathed
• steeped
• soused
• moistened
• dived
• dove
• thrust
• drenched