Synonyms of 'absent yourself'

(phrasal verb) in the sense of stay away

to stay away

He pleaded guilty to absenting himself without leave.

Synonyms

stay away

withdraw

The waiter poured the wine and then withdrew.

depart

In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney.

keep away

Keep away from the doors while the train is moving.

truant

In his fourth year he was truanting regularly.

abscond

play truant

She was in trouble over playing truant.

slope off (informal)

bunk off (slang)

remove yourself

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See absent

Additional synonyms

in the sense of depart

to leave

In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney.

Synonyms

leave,

go,

withdraw,

retire,

disappear,

quit,

retreat,

exit,

go away,

vanish,

absent (yourself),

start out,

migrate,

set forth,

take (your) leave,

decamp,

hook it (slang),

slope off,

pack your bags (informal),

make tracks,

bog off (British, slang),

rack off (Australian, New Zealand, slang)

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in the sense of keep away

Keep away from the doors while the train is moving.

Synonyms

stay away,

hold back,

stand back,

rest away,

wait away

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in the sense of play truant

to stay away from school without permission

She was in trouble over playing truant.

Synonyms

stay away from school,

be absent,

truant,

skive off (British, informal),

bunk off (British, informal),

not go to school

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Nearby words of 'absent yourself'

abscond
absence
absent
absent yourself
absent-minded
absent-mindedness
absentee
All ENGLISH synonyms that begin with 'A'

Source

Thesaurus for absent yourself from the Collins English Thesaurus

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