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 The family traveled around the country preaching and soliciting donations, and when Gortner was 16, his father absconded with what was reported to be $3 million in donations. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026 Her former research partner has absconded with her life’s work, presumably to put toward greedy human means of Manifest Destiny. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 After Barbie is transported, the pair team up with the Nutcracker to track down the Rat King, who has absconded with a locket—one that Barbie and her friend Nikki (who later transforms into the Sugarplum Princess) received on Christmas. — Parents, 14 Sep. 2026 There were no revelations about FBI surveillance or any proof that Shakur actually absconded to Cuba. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 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

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Shawn Curtis and his dog Lux escaped through Curtis' bedroom window when waves overtook his apartment.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
That, to me, is the main reason why machine learning escaped a scientific crisis.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

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Prosecutors leveled new allegations during a bail hearing Friday, accusing the couple of almost never allowing the children outside and claiming that Zhang previously fled the country to avoid an abuse allegation.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
In the border city of Ayolas, across the Paraná River from Ituzaingó, more than 2,000 people have fled their homes, Mayor Carlos Duarte told a local radio station Friday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

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