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