skedaddling

verb

present participle of skedaddle
as in retreating
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skedaddling
  1. retreating
  2. fleeing
  3. flying
  4. bolting
  5. running
  6. escaping
Verb
  • It’s made up of nine river rooms and three junior suites, so staying here feels more like retreating to a private waterside residence than checking into a city stay.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Yet some of retail’s fastest-growing companies are not retreating from physical stores.
    — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of retreating
Verb
  • 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
Definition of fleeing
Verb
  • On the other is a relief depiction of a Kremlin in flames, with a drone flying over it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Over the coming months, avionics, scientific instruments and thermal insulation will gradually transform the frame into the flying science laboratory destined for the outer solar system.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of flying
Verb
  • Above all, embed accuracy into explainability rather than bolting it on afterward.
    — Sriram Bhargav Madhav, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Very hot weather encourages bolting, or the production of flowers and eventually seeds, which can draw energy away from leaf production.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of bolting
Verb
  • Mendoza saw the defense was in man and made an aggressive decision to throw to Deven Thompkins running a corner route.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But despite resigning less than six months ago, Cherfilus-McCormick is running again this year.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of running
Verb
  • Charging documents said both suspects were then seen on video running into a nearby home before eventually escaping through the back of the house.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In defiance of Pacho’s tight hold, Madjo shrugged the Ecuador international, escaping behind and emphatically volleying into the roof of the net.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of escaping
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“Skedaddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skedaddling. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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