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Synonyms of flee

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Another word for flee is bolt. Other synonyms of flee are abscond and scamper.

Synonyms and similar words for flee

verbTo run away; to escape.

  • run for itTo escape from danger by running; to flee.

verbMore synonyms

  • abscondTo flee, often secretly; to steal away.
  • absquatulate slangTo leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee.
  • amscrayTo go away.
  • beat a retreatTo leave hastily in the face of opposition.
  • beat it
  • beat feetTo flee.
  • blow this popsicle stand US, humorous
  • boltTo flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly.
  • book itTo take off quickly; to leave in a hurry.
  • dine and dash US, slangTo commit the crime of eating a meal in a restaurant and leaving without paying.
  • do a bunk UK, slangTo escape or flee, especially under incriminating circumstances.
  • do a flit UK, slangTo change ones residence suddenly and without notice.
  • do a moonlight flit UK, slangTo change residence suddenly and without notice, especially overnight and under the cover of darkness.
  • do a runner UK, slangTo leave somewhere hurriedly, especially to avoid paying.
  • fly the coopTo depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee.
  • gas and dash US, slangTo commit the act of driving away from a gasoline station without paying after filling one's gas tank.
  • get lost
  • get out
  • gnash
  • head for the hillsTo go to a safe place; to seek refuge; to flee.
  • hightailTo move at full speed, especially in retreat.
  • hightail itTo hurry or run; often, to flee.
  • hit the road
  • kick rocksTo leave or run away; to skedaddle; to waste one's own time (with some other meaningless task) rather than waste the...
  • leg itTo run away, to flee.
  • make a break for itTo attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.
  • make a run for itTo attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.
  • make tracksTo leave or depart, especially hurriedly; to go away.
  • peg it
  • rabbit USTo flee.
  • run a mile UKTo escape, flee, or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or...
  • run awayTo flee by running.
  • run for the hillsTo flee.
  • run offTo flee or depart quickly.
  • scamperTo run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
  • scat
  • scarperChiefly in scarper the letty: to depart quickly or run away from (a place); to flee.
  • shemozzleTo scarper; to run away; to flee.
  • scram
  • skedaddle
  • smash and dash US, slangTo have sex and leave immediately afterwards.
  • take a powderTo leave without saying goodbye; to leave quietly, to run away; to scram; to depart without taking leave or notifying...
  • take flightTo flee.
  • take off
  • take to one's heelsTo leave, especially to flee or run away.
  • take to the hillsTo flee or vanish; to run away.
  • tear offTo leave or depart rapidly.
  • turn tailTo turn away from someone or something, in preparation for running away; to reverse direction; to leave or flee.
  • vamooseTo run away (from); to flee.
  • jump archaic, slangTo flee; to make one's escape.
  • namous obsoleteTo run away; to leave; to depart.

Meaning of flee

  1. verb To run away; to escape.
  2. verb To escape from.
  3. verb To disappear quickly; to vanish; to fleet.

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Questions about synonyms of flee

What is another word for flee?
Flee has 52 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bolt, abscond and scamper.
What does flee mean?
Flee means to run away; to escape.

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