Synonyms of fleeing

fleeing

verb

present participle of flee

1

as in disappearing

to cease to be visible

the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappearing
• vanishing
• fading
• flying
• melting
• evaporating
• sinking
• dissolving
• dissipating
• dematerializing
• dispersing
• dropping out of sight
• evanescing
• blurring
• dying (away or down or out)
• clearing
• drying up
• blanking (out)
• dimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appearing
• emerging
• arriving
• issuing
• looming
• coming out
• materializing
• showing up
• breaking out

2

as in escaping

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

a murderer who fled on foot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escaping
• flying
• leaving
• absconding
• moving
• avoiding
• running away
• getting out
• running off
• exiting
• evading
• breaking free
• breaking out (of)
• clearing out
• losing
• eluding
• departing
• going
• lamming
• shunning
• rescuing
• eloping
• quitting
• extricating
• pulling out
• walking out
• shoving (off)
• taking off
• decamping
• springing
• liberating
• emancipating
• disentangling
• freeing
• releasing
• enfranchising
• loosing
• loosening
• redeeming
• sallying (forth)
• manumitting
• unchaining
• unfettering
• bringing off
• unbinding
• uncaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remaining
• staying
• lingering
• dwelling
• hanging around
• returning
• abiding
• tarrying
• sticking around
• coming back

3

as in retreating

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

• retreating
• flying
• escaping
• bolting
• running
• breaking
• skedaddling
• running away
• running off
• beating a retreat
• beating it
• bugging out
• turning tail
• hightailing (it)
• making tracks
• absconding
• eloping
• decamping
• getting (away)
• scramming
• getting out
• skipping (out)
• scarpering
• making off
• clearing out
• lighting out
• lamming
• mizzling
• skirring
• scatting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confronting
• facing
• daring
• braving
• defying
• remaining
• staying
• lingering
• dwelling
• hanging around
• abiding
• bearding
• tarrying
• sticking around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fleeing

Step Back Kenya has long been a refuge for people fleeing conflicts in neighboring countries, from Somalia and Sudan in the early 1990s to South Sudan, Burundi and the DR Congo. — Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Masson credited the town’s surveillance cameras with capturing the fleeing pair abandoning at least one of the paintings and the city’s police force with a quick response. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026

Two men were arrested after allegedly robbing someone in Sacramento before fleeing on a bus and later surrendering to police, officials said on Monday. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

The jury also found true an enhancement for fleeing after committing a gross vehicular manslaughter and personally using a deadly weapon in the commission of the offense. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The juvenile was arrested on charges of fleeing and eluding and concealing evidence and booked into the Ada County Juvenile Detention Center. — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026

Lyle’s status has been in limbo since he was arrested in mid-August on a warrant stemming from charges for aggressively fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer and reckless driving in mid-July. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

In past months, he has been charged with second-degree kidnapping, fleeing elude police, firearm charges and assault charges. — Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Video of flooding in the area shows a gargantuan wave rolling across vehicles, structures and fleeing people. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026