taking a powder Synonyms
Strongest:
- taking-a-walk
- beating-it
- exiting
- bugging-out
- bailing-out
- pushing-off
- going
- packing-up-or-off-
- stepping-along-
- buzzing-off-
- pulling-out
- pulling-up-stakes
- sallying-forth-
- taking-off
- going-off
- shoving-off-
- clearing-out
- pushing-on
- departing
- clearing-off
- digging-out
- peeling-off
- moving
- getting
- walking-out
- cutting-out
- running-along
- getting-off
Strong:
- pulling-stakes
- evacuating
- taking-a-hike
- stepping-out
- flying
- buggering-off
- quitting
- piking-out-or-off-
- setting-out
- retiring
- retreating
- bugging-off
- fleeing
- going-out
- bailing
- withdrawing
- vamoosing
- starting
- scarpering
- running-away
- striking-out
- booking
- escaping
- parting
- getting-out
- hitting-the-road
Weak:
taking a powder Meaning
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
taking a walk, beating it, exiting, bugging out, bailing out, pushing off, going, packing (up or off), stepping (along), buzzing (off)
remaining,coming, turning up, showing up, arriving, closing,staying, dwelling, abiding, settling
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.
