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skip town

VERB

avoid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avert bypass dodge escape evade fend off shun sidestep ward off

STRONG

abstain circumvent deflect desist ditch divert duck elude eschew flee hide jump obviate recoil shake shirk shy skip skirt weave withdraw

WEAK

circumlocute cold-shoulder fake out give the slip hold off keep clear lay low run for cover shake and bake shake off shrink from shuffle off skip out on stay away stay out steer clear of step aside turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet

STRONG

allow help permit stay take on

WEAK

seek want

Example Sentences

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This gets Charlie in the kind of trouble that leads her to skip town and abandon her old life after she catches someone powerful in a lie.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023

Before you skip town, be sure to hop aboard a glass-bottom boat voyage.

From Fox News • Oct. 14, 2021

Recesses mean the members of Congress skip town, but the staffers and lobbyists remain.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2020

Several committee members were hoping to skip town for the weekend, and there were planes to catch.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019

Besides, as far as I was concerned, being one of Mrs. Brenner’s clients was more than enough to make a person skip town.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

skip town

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