Synonyms of fled

fled

verb

past tense of flee

1

as in disappeared

to cease to be visible

the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappeared
• vanished
• faded
• flew
• melted
• evaporated
• dissolved
• dissipated
• sank
• dispersed
• dropped out of sight
• evanesced
• dematerialized
• died (away or down or out)
• blurred
• cleared
• dried up
• dimmed
• blanked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appeared
• arrived
• emerged
• issued
• broke out
• came out
• materialized
• loomed
• showed up

2

as in escaped

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

a murderer who fled on foot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escaped
• flew
• left
• absconded
• moved
• got out
• broke out (of)
• avoided
• exited
• ran away
• cleared out
• broke free
• ran off
• lost
• went
• departed
• evaded
• lammed
• shunned
• eluded
• decamped
• rescued
• eloped
• quit
• pulled out
• walked out
• liberated
• sprang
• extricated
• shoved (off)
• freed
• released
• emancipated
• took off
• sallied (forth)
• loosed
• disentangled
• loosened
• redeemed
• enfranchised
• brought off
• manumitted
• unbound
• unchained
• unfettered
• uncaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remained
• stayed
• lingered
• returned
• hung around
• dwelled
• tarried
• came back
• abided
• stuck around

3

as in retreated

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

a toddler who fled when the ladybug he had been quietly watching suddenly began flying around the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retreated
• flew
• bolted
• escaped
• ran
• broke
• skedaddled
• ran away
• hightailed (it)
• ran off
• turned tail
• beat a retreat
• beat it
• absconded
• bugged out
• made tracks
• decamped
• got (away)
• eloped
• lit
• got out
• made off
• skipped (out)
• scarpered
• scrammed
• cleared out
• lammed
• mizzled
• scatted
• skirred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confronted
• faced
• dared
• braved
• defied
• remained
• bearded
• stayed
• lingered
• dwelled
• hung around
• tarried
• abided
• stuck around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fled

Even though he was hit several times, the trooper was able to return fire before the suspect got back in the truck and fled, according to Fifield. — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 10 July 2026

Officials said the teenager fled California just days after the shooting and traveled to Texas. — Reeti Malhotra july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

The couple's 27-year-old daughter was killed when the family fled al-Shujaiya to another part of Gaza City during the war. — Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 July 2026

Then there is the fate of the incumbent, who fled Tibet’s capital Lhasa for India in 1959 just days before red Chinese troops bombarded the sloping granite walls of his Potala Palace home. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

The group fled before police arrived, and investigators deemed the attack to be gang related, police said. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Echoles fled the home and was found and arrested at a Taco Bell on Carolina Place Parkway, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

The vehicle was located at Bayberry Lane Boat Launch, but police said Rivera and the unknown man had allegedly fled on foot. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Atkinson and Oloyede fled the scene on foot, but police found them later in the evening after officers called to Oloyede’s house on a report of a gunshot victim, records said. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026