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Antonyms for skip out on
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : skip |
| Phonetic Transcription : skɪp |
Definition of skip out on
Origin :- c.1300, "to spring lightly," also "to jump over," probably from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse skopa "to take a run," Middle Swedish skuppa "to skip, leap," from Proto-Germanic *skupan (cf. Middle Swedish skuppa, dialectal Swedish skopa "to skip, leap"). Related: Skipped; skipping.
- Meaning "omit intervening parts" first recorded late 14c. Meaning "fail to attend" is from 1905. Meaning "to cause to skip or bound" is from 1680s. The custom of skipping rope has been traced to 17c.; it was commonly done by boys as well as girls until late 19c.
- As in avoid : verb refrain or stay away from; prevent
- As in sidestep : verb dodge
- As in default : verb dodge payment
- As in dodge : verb avoid
Synonyms for skip out on
- abstain
- avert
- avoid
- bilk
- bypass
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- dance around
- dark
- deceive
- deflect
- defraud
- desist
- dishonor
- ditch
- divert
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- equivocate
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- fail
- fake out
- fence
- fend off
- flee
- fudge
- get around
- get out of
- give the slip
- go around
- hedge
- hide
- hold off
- juke
- jump
- keep clear
- lay low
- leave town
- lurch
- malinger
- meet under arch
- move to the side
- neglect
- obviate
- parry
- pussyfoot
- put on the cuff
- put the move on
- rat
- recoil
- repudiate
- run for cover
- run out on
- see in the alley
- shake
- shake and bake
- shake off
- shift
- shirk
- short-circuit
- shrink from
- shuffle
- shuffle off
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- skate
- skip
- skip out on
- skip town
- skirt
- slide
- slip
- stay away
- stay out
- steer clear of
- step aside
- stiff
- swerve
- swindle
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- trick
- turn aside
- ward off
- weasel
- weave
- welch
- welsh
- withdraw
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