Synonyms of take a powder

take a powder

phrase

as in exit

to leave a place often for another

He took a powder before anyone even noticed he was there.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exit
• move
• depart
• go
• get
• get off
• cut out
• take off
• pull out
• run along
• peel off
• walk out
• part
• bail out
• pike (out or off)
• sally (forth)
• dig out
• escape
• push on
• evacuate
• go off
• step (along)
• clear out
• start
• clear off
• flee
• pack (up or off)
• take a hike
• bail
• quit
• shove (off)
• beat it
• bugger off
• hit the road
• fly
• push off
• bug out
• buzz (off)
• bug off
• book
• set out
• withdraw
• pull stakes
• retire
• strike out
• get out
• run away
• retreat
• emigrate
• begone
• light out
• skip
• scarper
• step out
• vamoose
• go out
• desert
• remove
• abandon
• vacate
• scram
• scat
• forsake
• abscond
• adjourn
• decamp
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• arrive
• remain
• stay
• show up
• turn up
• settle
• approach
• near
• lodge
• close
• land
• reach
• dwell
• abide
• hit
• tarry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of take a powder

In production until 1975, only 12 were sold, and Dassault took a powder from the commercial airliner business. — Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 1 Feb. 2026