| Main Entry: |
flee |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
run away to escape |
Synonyms: |
abscond,
avoid, beat a hasty retreat,
blow*,
bolt*,
break, cut and run, cut out, decamp,
depart,
desert,
elude,
evade,
fly, fly the coop, get away, get the hell out,
get*, hotfoot,
jump,
leave, make a getaway, make off, make one's escape, make oneself scarce, make quick exit, make tracks,
retreat, scamper, scoot, scram, skedaddle,
skip*,
split*, step on it, step on the gas, take a hike, take flight, take off, vamoose,
vanish
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Antonyms: |
face, meet, stand, stay, wait
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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