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flee

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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

Antonyms:

face, meet, stand, stay, wait
Main Entry: abscond
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: run away, depart secretly

Synonyms:

beat it, bolt*, break, clear out, cut and run, decamp, disappear, dog it, duck out, escape, fade*, flee, fly the coop, get, go AWOL, go south, hightail, jump*, leave, make a break, make off, make scarce, pull out, quit, run off, scram, skedaddle, skip out, slip, sneak away, split*, steal away, take off, vamoose, vanish

Antonyms:

abide, continue, endure, give up, remain, stay, stop, yield
Main Entry: avoid
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: refrain or stay away from; prevent

Synonyms:

abstain, avert, bypass, circumlocute, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, fake out, fend off, flee, give the slip, hide, hold off, jump, keep clear, lay low, obviate, recoil, run for cover, shake, shake and bake, shake off, shirk, shrink from, shuffle off, shun, shy, sidestep, skip out on, skip town, skip*, skirt, stay away, stay out, steer clear of, step aside, turn aside, ward off, weave, withdraw
Notes: avert means 'prevent, turn away' and avoid means 'stay clear of, shun'

Antonyms:

face, meet, seek, want
Main Entry: bail out
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: escape

Synonyms:

flee, quit, retreat, withdraw

Antonyms:

stay
Main Entry: bolt
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: run quickly away

Synonyms:

abscond, bail out, bound, cop out, cut loose, cut out, dart, dash, ditch*, drop out, dump*, escape, flee, flight, fly, hightail, hotfoot, hurtle, jump, kiss goodbye, leap, leave flat, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, make a break for it, make off, make tracks, opt out, run like scared rabbit, run out on, rush, scamper, scoot, skedaddle, skip, split*, spring, sprint, start, startle, step on it, take flight, take off, walk out on

Antonyms:

stay, wait
Main Entry: break
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: run away

Synonyms:

abscond, bust out, clear out, cut and run, dash, decamp, escape, flee, fly, get away, get out

Antonyms:

stay, wait
Main Entry: break away
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: depart

Synonyms:

escape, flee, fly, leave, part company, quit, run away, split*
Main Entry: break out
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: escape

Synonyms:

abscond, bolt, break loose, burst out, bust out, depart, flee, get free, leave
Main Entry: decamp
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: depart suddenly

Synonyms:

beat it, bolt, break camp, clear out, depart, disappear, escape, evacuate, flee, head for the hills, hightail, hit the road, make a break for it, make oneself scarce, make tracks, run away, scram, skedaddle, slip away, vamoose
Main Entry: desert
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: abandon, defect

Synonyms:

abscond, apostatize, bail out, beach, betray, bolt, check out*, chuck, cop out, crawl out, decamp, depart, duck*, escape, flee, fly, forsake, give up, go, go AWOL, go back on, go over the hill, go west, jilt, leave, leave high and dry, leave in the lurch, leave stranded, light, maroon, opt out, play truant, pull out, quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, run out on, sneak off, split*, strand, take a hike, take off, tergiversate, throw over, vacate, violate oath, walk

Antonyms:

aid, assist, come back, help, stay, support
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