ELOPES Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

elopes

verb

present tense third-person singular of elope

as in absconds

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When the latter has a post-birth panic about surrendering her child, Irina simply absconds with it from the private hospital facility in the middle of the night, knowing the destitute young woman is unlikely to pursue any legal or other options.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026
Overwhelmed, Linda takes after Caroline and absconds to the beach.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of absconds

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When David flees before the FBI can arrest him, Teagan and her mother, Ella (Jessica Paré), are blindsided, and are forced to leave their affluent Los Angeles community for Ella’s hometown, Eagle’s Cove, a fictional town in Massachusetts.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
But that’s not the property’s only claim to fame; the home also appeared in The Undoing, when Grace (played by Nicole Kidman) flees to the beach after her husband (Hugh Grant) goes missing.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of flees

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Tommy Edman hits a three-run home run and Tanner Scott gets out of a ninth-inning jam in a 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals with Shohei Ohtani out.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The problem arises when anger becomes a fixation and gets out of control.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

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