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

Body-camera video released after the July 6, 2024, shooting showed Massey ducking and apologizing moments before Grayson fired three shots inside the home. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Another man, not involved in the shooting, was seen on video ducking behind his vehicle for cover. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 May 2026

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

Paxton has so far failed to hold large campaign events and is ducking debates. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Store employees are seen ducking for cover as more shots are fired. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

The masked person, carrying a distinctive blue plaid backpack, was last seen ducking into the SEPTA metro train’s Suburban Station. — David K. Li, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Coming up, the mounting questions about that elaborate ruse that had the president ducking into a catering truck to switch planes. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Larkin has used Moskowitz’s refusal to appear with him to accuse the reelection-seeking congressman of ducking debates and avoiding the voters. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

To win a second four-year term, Miami-Dade Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins is running as a fighter against bad development and against ducking tough decisions. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Gardner described various efforts by the Coliseum body — formally called the Joint Powers Authority — to discuss the Roots’ outstanding debt, accusing team officials of ducking those communications. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

The route is winding and rolling, ducking inland through forest and prairie before curving back to hug the lake’s shoreline, with lots of turnoffs to stop and take in the views. — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 9 July 2026