Synonyms of duck

duck 1 of 2

noun

ˈdək 

as in person

a member of the human race

her coworkers regard her as something of an odd duck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• person
• guy
• man
• life
• bird
• creature
• fish
• egg
• individual
• human
• thing
• baby
• soul
• body
• being
• sort
• party
• specimen
• cookie
• customer
• character
• face
• scout
• human being
• devil
• mortal
• personage
• personality
• cooky
• head
• son of man
• wight
• stiff
• fellow
• bod
• slob
• brother
• neighbor
• homo
• somebody
• self
• humanoid
• celebrity
• hominid
• fellowman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animal
• beast
• critter
• brute
• beastie

duck

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verb

1

as in to avoid

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

• avoid
• evade
• escape
• dodge
• shake
• scape
• shun
• elude
• steer clear of
• deflect
• eschew
• shuffle (out of)
• prevent
• fight shy of
• weasel (out of)
• finesse
• eliminate
• get around
• shirk
• stay clear of
• keep clear of
• parry
• ward (off)
• miss
• fox
• exclude
• rule out
• circumvent
• avert
• obviate
• thwart
• preclude
• ban
• divert
• foil
• bar
• except
• debar
• bypass
• outwit
• skirt
• frustrate
• outsmart
• outfox
• overreach

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seek
• accept
• pursue
• welcome
• embrace
• catch
• court
• contract
• incur

2

as in to weave

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

duck behind a pillar before they see us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weave
• dodge
• zigzag
• turn
• sidestep
• escape
• jink
• slalom
• slide
• avoid
• evade
• slip
• parry
• skirt
• elude
• deflect
• shirk

3

as in to dip

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

• dip
• dunk
• drown
• immerse
• submerge
• wet
• souse
• dowse
• steep
• soak
• douse
• sop
• flood
• submerse
• bathe
• moisten
• plunge
• thrust
• dive
• drench

Examples of duck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Caprice Bistro Timeless French dishes — such as duck confit and steak frites — prepared simply and elegantly. —John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024

The photo depicted two rubber ducks dressed up in a suit and wedding dress in front of a sign that read E+Z inside of a heart. —Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024

Verb

He was seen on stage immediately clutching his ear and then ducking to the ground after pops could be heard. —Chris Irvine, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 July 2024

As shots rang out, Trump ducked and placed his hand to his ear as he was quickly surrounded by security personnel, with visible blood on his face. —Nik Popli, TIME, 14 July 2024

Phrases Containing duck

• duck soup
• odd duck
• sitting duck