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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In 2025-26, his first full season as hockey operations adviser and mentor, Chára dipped his toe into multiple buckets, including management and coaching.

— Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
After having climbed all week, bond yields finally dipped slightly Thursday as markets weighed the odds of an interest rate hike this month.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of dipped

Verb

In defending the ban against the latest challenge, the Justice Department points out that the tax was regularly evaded.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Earlier this month, the detectives were notified that the homicide suspect, who had evaded arrest, had died by suicide.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of evaded

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Serving in another field or capacity, pursuing a hobby or getting immersed in a new discipline or art, especially for those in creative spaces, can impart unique and valuable perspectives that inform one’s whole approach to work.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Bofill, who is from the eastern Cuban port city of Manzanillo, grew up immersed in music.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of immersed

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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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