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

An Aurora man accused of killing a female bicyclist in Hampshire with his pickup truck and then fleeing the scene has been charged with felony failure to report a crash resulting in a death, officials said. — Elgin Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Key Background Reiner was accused of fatally stabbing his parents at their home in December and was arrested that same day after fleeing. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The man made the mother and son go into a closet and open a safe before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of jewelry, investigators said. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Several of the raids grew violent, and one ended in the death of 52-year-old Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdez, who was struck by a vehicle in August 2025 while fleeing immigration enforcement in Los Angeles. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

China and Taiwan split during a civil war in 1949, with the Nationalist Party fleeing to the island. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Drones struck the nearby town of Al-Burj Al-Shamali, which was subsequently hit by a strike from a fighter jet, NNA said on Thursday, adding that people were seen fleeing toward Tyre. — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Then, one of the men can be seen pulling out a gun, shooting at the influencer and immediately fleeing the scene. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

At the time of the incident, the outlet reported that passengers and MTA workers could be seen fleeing the station. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026