All flee synonyms
flee
F f verb flee
- fly β to move through the air using wings.
- jump β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- take off β the act of taking.
- depart β When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- leave β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- vanish β to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- desert β A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- retreat β the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- blow β When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- skedaddle β to run away hurriedly; flee.
- abscond β If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
- skip β to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- scoot β to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- scamper β to run or go hastily or quickly.
- hotfoot β a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down.
- decamp β If you decamp, you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly.
- bolt β A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
- scram β to go away; get out (usually used as a command): I said I was busy, so scram.
- vamoose β to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.
- split β to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- cut out β If you cut something out, you remove or separate it from what surrounds it using scissors or a knife.
- make off β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- cut and run β to make a rapid escape
- fly the coop β an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
- get away β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- make oneself scarce β insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- make tracks β a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- step on it β a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
- take a hike β to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- take flight β an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- run away β to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- escape β An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
- run off β to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- elude β Evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way.
- evade β Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.