Synonyms of flee

flee

verb

ˈflē 

1

as in to disappear

to cease to be visible

the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappear
• vanish
• fade
• fly
• melt
• evaporate
• dissolve
• dissipate
• sink
• dematerialize
• drop out of sight
• disperse
• evanesce
• die (away or down or out)
• dry up
• blur
• blank (out)
• dim
• clear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appear
• arrive
• emerge
• materialize
• come out
• issue
• show up
• break out
• loom

2

as in to escape

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

a murderer who fled on foot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• fly
• leave
• abscond
• get out
• move
• break free
• run away
• run off
• avoid
• evade
• clear out
• go
• break out (of)
• lose
• exit
• lam
• shun
• elude
• depart
• rescue
• elope
• pull out
• quit
• walk out
• liberate
• extricate
• decamp
• shove (off)
• take off
• sally (forth)
• emancipate
• disentangle
• redeem
• release
• loose
• free
• loosen
• spring
• unbind
• enfranchise
• bring off
• manumit
• unchain
• uncage
• unfetter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remain
• stay
• dwell
• linger
• abide
• return
• hang around
• come back
• stick around
• tarry

3

as in to retreat

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

• retreat
• fly
• escape
• bolt
• run
• break
• skedaddle
• run off
• run away
• beat a retreat
• hightail (it)
• beat it
• turn tail
• bug out
• make tracks
• abscond
• get (away)
• decamp
• elope
• get out
• skip (out)
• scram
• lam
• make off
• clear out
• light out
• scarper
• scat
• skirr
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confront
• dare
• face
• defy
• beard
• remain
• stay
• brave
• dwell
• linger
• abide
• hang around
• stick around
• tarry

Examples of flee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Local police noted that the woman fled the scene and is still being sought by authorities. —Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 15 Aug. 2024

Two men robbed his $100,000 watch and then fled the scene on a motorcycle. —Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024

While fleeing, the driver lost control of the car and crashed, police said. —Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2024

Meanwhile, over 120,000 Russian civilians fled the conflict zone. —Peter Rutland, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024