Synonyms of ducking

ducking 1 of 2

noun

as in escape

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable

the disgraceful ducking of your duties to your family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• dodging
• evasion
• avoidance
• out
• shunning
• cop-out
• shaking
• elusion
• eschewal
• eschewing
• eluding
• sidestepping
• skirting
• bypassing
• runaround
• deflection
• circumvention
• prevention
• averting
• obviation
• precluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submission
• endurance
• toleration
• abidance

ducking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of duck

1

as in avoiding

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

don't try to duck your commitment to spending Thanksgiving with your family by claiming you have to work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoiding
• evading
• escaping
• dodging
• shaking
• eluding
• deflecting
• shunning
• eschewing
• preventing
• shuffling (out of)
• shirking
• eliminating
• scaping
• finessing
• keeping clear of
• steering clear of
• parrying
• excluding
• fighting shy of
• staying clear of
• getting around
• weaseling (out of)
• precluding
• circumventing
• averting
• missing
• obviating
• diverting
• thwarting
• warding (off)
• excepting
• banning
• ruling out
• debarring
• bypassing
• outwitting
• foiling
• barring
• skirting
• overreaching
• outsmarting
• frustrating
• outfoxing
• foxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeking
• pursuing
• accepting
• embracing
• courting
• catching
• welcoming
• contracting
• incurring

2

as in weaving

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

duck behind a pillar before they see us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaving
• dodging
• sidestepping
• zigzagging
• turning
• sliding
• avoiding
• evading
• escaping
• jinking
• slaloming
• eluding
• slipping
• deflecting
• shirking
• parrying
• skirting

3

as in dipping

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid

ducked the new camper in the lake as a joke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dipping
• dunking
• immersing
• drowning
• soaking
• submerging
• dousing
• wetting
• submersing
• sousing
• sopping
• flooding
• bathing
• plunging
• diving
• moistening
• thrusting
• drenching
• steeping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ducking

Noun

Body-camera video released after the July 6, 2024, shooting showed Massey ducking and apologizing moments before Grayson fired three shots inside the home. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Another man, not involved in the shooting, was seen on video ducking behind his vehicle for cover. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 May 2026

Or tie scolds to the ducking stool again. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026

Automatic ducking doesn't add quacks to your soundtrack. — PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025

In true TikTok style, however, the song gets a comedic twist in the goofy ducking-out scenario. — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

What's your take on this Jeep 'ducking' trend? — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025

Student leaders, administrators and co-principal Lorena Moreno formed a welcome tunnel near the gate, cheering as students entered — some ducking past the fanfare and others stopping for hugs and greetings. — Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025

Verb

Meanwhile, Cooper is in Palm Springs, ducking the Better Business Bureau and reluctantly participating in his daughter’s documentary about his upbringing. — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

And who will have to settle for simply drinking out of a coconut or ducking under stuff? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026

Deputies quickly detained Mendiola after witnesses, who were ducking for cover, pointed him out. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Paxton has so far failed to hold large campaign events and is ducking debates. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Store employees are seen ducking for cover as more shots are fired. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

The masked person, carrying a distinctive blue plaid backpack, was last seen ducking into the SEPTA metro train’s Suburban Station. — David K. Li, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Coming up, the mounting questions about that elaborate ruse that had the president ducking into a catering truck to switch planes. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Larkin has used Moskowitz’s refusal to appear with him to accuse the reelection-seeking congressman of ducking debates and avoiding the voters. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026