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

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

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

Some of them wear face paint, camouflage uniforms, and ghillie suits — ducking in and out of foxholes cut into the ground. — Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

Guests can walk along the nearby Rim Village Promenade before ducking into its lobby to enjoy the cozy fireplace, Mission furniture, and tree trunk columns. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026

After his tap-in on 18 fell, Clark was greeted by a stream of friends and family ducking under the ropes onto the 18th green. — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Otherwise, Makar will be wincing through pain trying to explain the unfathomable, Blackwood will be dropping F-bombs in disbelief and MacKinnon will be ducking reporters despite being the team’s best player. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 June 2026

He was spotted ducking down in a field as traffic passed by and fled before he was found in a small cave, police have said. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 1 June 2026

Baker was hiding in the grassy area of a field and was seen ducking down as passing traffic approached, Hawaii Police Chief Reed Mahuna said in a press conference shown on Hawaii News Now and reviewed by PEOPLE. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026

Surveillance video obtained by Fox 13 Seattle showed men ducking behind vehicles and exchanging gunfire in the street as bullets ripped through the neighborhood. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026