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Synonyms & Antonyms of scarper
to leave a place often for another
- I went looking for Sally at the pub, but she'd scarpered
Synonyms for scarper
- bail,
- bail out,
- begone,
- book
- [slang],
- bug off,
- bug out,
- bugger off
- [British slang],
- buzz (off),
- clear off
- [chiefly British],
- clear out,
- cut out,
- depart,
- dig out,
- exit,
- get,
- get off,
- go,
- go off,
- move,
- pack (up or off),
- part,
- peel off,
- pike (out or off),
- pull out,
- push off,
- push on,
- quit,
- run along,
- sally (forth),
- shove (off),
- step (along),
- take off,
- vamoose,
- walk out
Words Related to scarper
Phrases Synonymous with scarper
- beat it,
- hit the road,
- pull stakes
- (or pull up stakes),
- take a hike
- (also take a walk),
- take a powder
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The first known use of scarper was circa 1846
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