Synonyms of ducking

ducking 1 of 2

noun

as in escape

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable

the disgraceful ducking of your duties to your family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• dodging
• evasion
• avoidance
• out
• shunning
• cop-out
• shaking
• elusion
• eschewal
• eschewing
• eluding
• sidestepping
• skirting
• bypassing
• runaround
• deflection
• circumvention
• prevention
• averting
• obviation
• precluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submission
• endurance
• toleration
• abidance

ducking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of duck

1

as in avoiding

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

• avoiding
• evading
• escaping
• dodging
• shaking
• eluding
• deflecting
• shunning
• eschewing
• preventing
• shuffling (out of)
• shirking
• eliminating
• scaping
• finessing
• keeping clear of
• steering clear of
• parrying
• excluding
• fighting shy of
• staying clear of
• getting around
• weaseling (out of)
• precluding
• circumventing
• averting
• missing
• obviating
• diverting
• thwarting
• warding (off)
• excepting
• banning
• ruling out
• debarring
• bypassing
• outwitting
• foiling
• barring
• skirting
• overreaching
• outsmarting
• frustrating
• outfoxing
• foxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeking
• pursuing
• accepting
• embracing
• courting
• catching
• welcoming
• contracting
• incurring

2

as in weaving

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

duck behind a pillar before they see us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaving
• dodging
• sidestepping
• zigzagging
• turning
• sliding
• avoiding
• evading
• escaping
• jinking
• slaloming
• eluding
• slipping
• deflecting
• shirking
• parrying
• skirting

3

as in dipping

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

• dipping
• dunking
• immersing
• drowning
• soaking
• submerging
• dousing
• wetting
• submersing
• sousing
• sopping
• flooding
• bathing
• plunging
• diving
• moistening
• thrusting
• drenching
• steeping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ducking

Noun

Or tie scolds to the ducking stool again. —Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026

Automatic ducking doesn't add quacks to your soundtrack. —PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025

In true TikTok style, however, the song gets a comedic twist in the goofy ducking-out scenario. —Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

What's your take on this Jeep 'ducking' trend? —Morgan Korn, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025

Student leaders, administrators and co-principal Lorena Moreno formed a welcome tunnel near the gate, cheering as students entered — some ducking past the fanfare and others stopping for hugs and greetings. —Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025

Verb

At one point, Griffin appears to lunge at Manetta, who evades him by ducking behind a column on the platform. —Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026

Members of the audience are seen ducking under tables. —Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026

Trump being hurried off the stage unharmed and guests ducking for cover underneath their tables. —Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

The loud bangs sent the crowd ducking under tables. —Zac Anderson, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026

Videos of the event appeared to show attendees ducking under dining tables as law enforcement came on the main stage. —Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 26 Apr. 2026

Seattle takes coffee seriously, so ducking into Café Vita, one of the city’s indie coffee shops, is practically required. —Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026

But a recent global survey conducted by SAP subsidiary WalkMe found that workers are quietly ducking AI use. —Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026

Machete in hand, Gamaliel Camarena sliced the back of a man who managed to escape by ducking into a donut shop and barring the door. —Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026