You may not have heard of the last blow—Julia's elopement; she is gone to Scotland with Yates.
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Elopement
/ɪˈloʊpmənt/
Synonyms for "elopement" (57 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (12)
absence without leaveabsquatulationawolbannsboltbridalbridal suitebridechamberchuppahchurch weddingcivil ceremonycivil wedding
Strong matches (17)
Noun(3 words)
clandestine marriageelope patterneloping practice
decampmentdesertiondisappearancedisappearing actepithalamiumespousalespousalsespousementexitflightforced marriagefrench leavefugitation
Verb(1 words)
Related words (28)
gretna green weddinghasty retreathegirahoneymoonhymenhymenealhymeneal ritesmarriagenuptial apartmentnuptial massnuptial songnuptialsprothalamiumquick exitrunning awaysaffron veilscrammingshotgun weddingskedaddleskedaddling
Noun(3 words)
runaway marriagesecret marriagesecret union practice
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
5 entriesMore specific
4 entriescross border elopementcross cultural elopementimpromptu weddingromantic elopement
Collocations
6 entriesclandestine marriagecross border elopementelopement ceremonyimpromptu weddingrunaway marriagesecret elopement
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 5 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- karkaaminen noun (running away from home with a paramour)
French
1 entries- élopement noun (running away from home with a paramour)
German
1 entries- Durchbrennen noun (running away from home with a paramour)
Polish
1 entries- ucieczka z kochankiem noun (running away from home with a paramour)
Spanish
2 entries- fuga amorosa noun (running away from home with a paramour)
- huida por amor noun (running away from home with a paramour)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
[…] Jo […] was already deep in the concoction of her story, being unable to decide whether the duel should come before the elopement or after the murder.
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