taking a powder Antonyms
Strongest:
- going
- going-off
- departing
- walking-out
- packing-up-or-off-
- running-along
- getting
- taking-off
- sallying-forth-
- taking-a-walk
- digging-out
- clearing-off
- pushing-off
- shoving-off-
- bailing-out
- bugging-out
- getting-off
- exiting
- pulling-up-stakes
- stepping-along-
- pushing-on
- peeling-off
- beating-it
- cutting-out
- clearing-out
- moving
- buzzing-off-
- pulling-out
Strong:
- stepping-out
- vamoosing
- getting-out
- flying
- fleeing
- going-out
- starting
- setting-out
- escaping
- bailing
- hitting-the-road
- retreating
- scarpering
- running-away
- quitting
- bugging-off
- piking-out-or-off-
- withdrawing
- evacuating
- booking
- parting
- buggering-off
- taking-a-hike
- striking-out
- pulling-stakes
- retiring
Weak:
Meaning of taking a powder
taking a powder
to leave hurriedly
taking a powder Sentence Examples
- After a disastrous presentation, the CEO decided to take a powder, leaving his employees to face the music.
- The embezzling accountant quickly took a powder, vanishing with millions of dollars.
- Suspecting his girlfriend was cheating, the detective decided to take a powder and follow her discreetly.
- The fugitive bank robber took a powder in broad daylight, evading capture.
- After being caught in a compromising position, the politician shamefully took a powder.
- The cowardly thief took a powder, leaving his accomplice behind to be apprehended.
- The celebrity couple took a powder from the paparazzi, escaping on a private jet.
- The sick student took a powder from class, feigning an illness to avoid a test.
- The high school prankster took a powder after setting off a foul-smelling bomb.
- The unruly patron took a powder after starting a fight in the bar.
FAQs About the word taking a powder
to leave hurriedly
going, going off,departing, walking out, packing (up or off), running along, getting, taking off, sallying (forth), taking a walk
remaining,coming, showing up, turning up, arriving, settling, dwelling, abiding,staying, closing
After a disastrous presentation, the CEO decided to take a powder, leaving his employees to face the music.
The embezzling accountant quickly took a powder, vanishing with millions of dollars.
Suspecting his girlfriend was cheating, the detective decided to take a powder and follow her discreetly.
The fugitive bank robber took a powder in broad daylight, evading capture.
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