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

In Comfort, a group of 42 relatives who had gathered for their family’s 40th annual reunion fled a riverside hotel on Thursday morning, CNN affiliate KENS reported. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Kingsbury argued that Payton fled for his life firing behind him on 10th Street as bullets whizzed and ricocheted past; and argued Payton’s return fire was not responsible for the deaths of the three women. — Darrell Smith july 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Hours before detectives came to arrest him, on the morning of November 10, Mindich fled the country. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Four people were shot and transported to local hospitals, while the black vehicle fled east on 51st Street, police said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Officers attempted to stop a van matching the description after spotting men who fit the suspects' descriptions, but the vehicle fled after making a U-turn and crossing a median, Reitz said. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Over the past decade, nearly 2 million residents of New York state have fled. — Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026

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

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