TAKE A POWDER Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

take a powder

phrase

Definition of take a powder next

as in exit

to leave a place often for another He took a powder before anyone even noticed he was there.

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exit
move
depart
go
get
get off
cut out
take off
pull out
run along
peel off
walk out
part
bail out
pike (out or off)
sally (forth)
dig out
escape
push on
evacuate
go off
step (along)
clear out
start
clear off
flee
pack (up or off)
take a hike
bail
quit
shove (off)
beat it
bugger off
hit the road
fly
push off
bug out
buzz (off)
bug off
book
set out
withdraw
pull stakes
retire
strike out
get out
run away
retreat
emigrate
begone
light out
skip
scarper
step out
vamoose
go out
desert
remove
abandon
vacate
scram
scat
forsake
abscond
adjourn
decamp
mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

come
arrive
remain
stay
show up
turn up
settle
approach
near
lodge
close
land
reach
dwell
abide
hit
tarry

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take apart

take a powder

take (away)

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