Synonyms of 'flee'

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(verb) in the sense of run away

Definition

to run or move quickly

He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled.

Synonyms

run away

I ran away from home when I was sixteen.

leave

escape

A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England.

bolt

They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted.

fly

I'll have to fly.

avoid

split (slang)

take off (informal)

He took off at once and headed home.

get away

They tried to stop him but he got away.

vanish

depart

In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney.

run off

He then ran off towards a nearby underground railway station.

shun

make off

They broke free and made off in a stolen car.

abscond

A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.

decamp

Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York.

take flight

hook it (slang)

do a runner (slang)

The accountant did a runner.

scarper (British, slang)

I've never seen anyone scarper so fast.

slope off

cut and run (informal)

make a run for it

beat a hasty retreat

turn tail

I turned tail and fled in the direction of the house.

fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal)

make a quick exit

skedaddle (informal)

make yourself scarce (informal)

take a powder (US, Canadian, slang)

make your escape

make your getaway

take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)

take to your heels

He stood, for a moment, then took to his heels.

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of abscond

Definition

to run away unexpectedly

A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.

Synonyms

escape,

flee,

get away,

bolt,

fly,

disappear,

skip,

run off,

slip away,

clear out,

flit (informal),

make off,

break free or out,

decamp,

hook it (slang),

do a runner (slang),

steal away,

sneak away,

do a bunk (British, slang),

fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),

skedaddle (informal),

take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),

go on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),

make your getaway,

do a Skase (Australian, informal),

make or effect your escape

in the sense of bolt

Definition

(of a horse) to run away without control

They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted.

Synonyms

run away,

escape,

flee,

abscond,

decamp,

make a break (for it),

do a runner (slang),

run for it,

fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),

take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),

take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)

in the sense of decamp

Definition

to leave secretly or suddenly

Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York.

Synonyms

make off,

fly,

escape,

desert,

flee,

bolt,

run away,

flit (informal),

abscond,

hook it (slang),

sneak off,

do a runner (slang),

scarper (British, slang),

steal away,

do a bunk (British, slang),

fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),

skedaddle (informal),

hightail it (informal, US),

take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),

take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),

do a Skase (Australian, informal)

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chord or cord?

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She's sitting over next to the tea .

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Her classmates knew nothing about her. Her classmates new nothing about her.

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fir or fur?

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fur

It was a thick wood of and oak trees.

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reek

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night

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taught

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