ABSCONDED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

absconded

verb

past tense of abscond

as in escaped

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation the burglar was trying to abscond with the jewels when he tumbled down the stairs

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Recent Examples of absconded This after a pursuit for $10M that Lucky’s ex-husband/Priscilla’s son absconded with (and which Lucky and her papa had access to in the end). — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 Ciampa absconded one of the spiked hockey pucks and made Jericho bleed. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Over a ten-day period in August 2021, tanker trucks absconded with more than 230,000 gallons of fuel, according to the supplier’s court filings. — Brian Slodysko, Fortune, 20 July 2026 Over a 10-day period in August 2021, tanker trucks absconded with more than 230,000 gallons of fuel, according to the supplier’s court filings. — Brian Slodysko, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 The Iliad tells the story of the war itself, which began when the Trojan prince Paris absconded with Helen, the wife of Meneleus, the king of Sparta. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026 The duo absconded with eight pieces of jewelry—including tiaras, a brooch, necklaces, and earrings—collectively valued at more than €88 million. — Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 14 July 2026 Court records show that Rostas, who was in immigration removal proceedings in New York and placed into the Alternative to Detention program, absconded from the program in March 2023. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026 Vandals stole the control stick out of an R train in December while it was parked underground in southern Brooklyn, a month after an unknown thief absconded with two-way radios from a specialized work train parked in the Coney Island Yard. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026

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In the mechanical maintenance shop, five employees and the foreman escaped, but two were killed from exposure to the chemical, the report said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Simpson escaped pressure and rolled out to his left before firing a pass to diving receiver Brennan Presley for a touchdown.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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