Synonyms of vamoose

vamoose

verb

və-ˈmüs 

as in to depart

to leave a place often for another

it's getting late, so we had better vamoose

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vamoose

Khan’s group packed fast and vamoosed on a small airplane, which rose straight into a thrashing thunderstorm. — David Quammen, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020

Nearby, a woman was making her own bathroom right next to the entrance of a residential building, vamoosing only when the doorman, Clever Santos Chavez, chased her away. — Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2020

The Senate left town for its August recess Thursday, a week after the House vamoosed, and let’s hope the Members get an earful from constituents at home. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2017

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