Synonyms of scarper

scarper

verb

ˈskär-pər 

British

as in to depart

to leave a place often for another

I went looking for Sally at the pub, but she'd scarpered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depart
• exit
• move
• go
• get
• flee
• escape
• start
• evacuate
• bail
• quit
• begone
• vamoose
• fly
• part
• withdraw
• step (along)
• get off
• walk out
• retire
• go off
• peel off
• cut out
• pike (out or off)
• clear out
• run along
• sally (forth)
• clear off
• buzz (off)
• pack (up or off)
• take off
• bail out
• beat it
• pull out
• dig out
• emigrate
• shove (off)
• push off
• book
• bugger off
• abscond
• bug off
• push on
• skip
• bug out
• retreat
• take a powder
• abandon
• hit the road
• take a hike
• set out
• pull stakes
• decamp
• strike out
• scram
• vacate
• remove
• get out
• run away
• desert
• forsake
• mizzle
• step out
• go out
• adjourn
• light out
• scat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• arrive
• remain
• settle
• stay
• show up
• dwell
• abide
• close
• approach
• reach
• tarry
• turn up
• hit
• lodge
• near
• land

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scarper

Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty. —Vulture, 1 Nov. 2023

Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front. —SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019

Ms Collett compares it to the muggy period before a thunderstorm, when the squirrels have scarpered and the air is pregnant with foreboding of trouble ahead. —The Economist, 21 June 2018