DUCKED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

ducked

verb

past tense of duck

as in avoided

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

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as in weaved

to move suddenly aside or to and fro duck behind a pillar before they see us

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as in dipped

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid ducked the new camper in the lake as a joke

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Recent Examples of ducked Massey apologized and ducked behind a kitchen counter before Grayson fired three times. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Instead of standing up for her player, Stephanie White ducked behind a wall of corporate word salad. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Burton ducked behind the gift shop counter with two teenage employees. — Mark Dee august 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026 Instead, Clinton ducked around the front of the aircraft to another jet parked nearby. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Cody went for a Cody Cutter, but Punk ducked and Rhodes accidentally hit Charles Robinson. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 MrBeast ducked in there for activities followed by a tour of the LeBron James museum and a dinner at Buckets. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026 Attendees instinctively ducked under tables and chairs, not knowing what had just happened. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Making it through the growing phase, having ducked and dodged blight, hornworms, blossom end rot, and all the other problems a tomato plant might run into can feel like a success of its own. — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 17 July 2026

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Oswego avoided sending the ball near the speedy Konkey on kickoffs to prevent a repeat of last week’s scoring on a return.

— Jerry Birchfield, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
First, the Chiefs avoided an injury risk to Patrick Mahomes, who is recovering from knee surgery to repair a torn ACL and MCL from last December.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoided

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Edmunds then dodged a rusher to complete a 49-yard pass to Skylar Robinson to set up a 32-yard field goal Malachi Newmaster on the final play of the first half.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026
The numbers behind the hype Eight Sleep has never disclosed revenue, and Franceschetti dodged specifics with Fortune.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of dodged

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The gathered detailing on the backrest of this velvety loveseat looks as if the couch was dipped in chocolate.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
The number for charter schools was 86,885 By February, the numbers dipped to 86,767 in charter schools and 232,428 in traditional public schools — 319,195 total attending public schools.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of dipped

Verb

But Iran has, in many cases, successfully evaded the sanctions by setting up new front companies.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
The first, a corner, saw McBurnie free at the far post to hit a shot Lammens did well to claw out before the ball fell to Semi Ajayi in space in the six-yard box, having evaded Harry Maguire and Noussair Mazraoui.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of evaded

Verb

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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