Thesaurus
flee
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of FLEE
1
to cease to be visible <the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn>
Synonyms dematerialize, dissolve, evanesce, evaporate, fade, flee, fly, go (away), melt, sink, vanish
Related Words blank (out), clear, die (away or down or out), disperse, dissipate, dissolve, dry up; blur, dim
Antonyms appear, materialize
2
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation <a murderer who fled on foot>
Related Words avoid, elude, evade, lose, shun; decamp, depart, elope, exit, go, leave, move, pull out, quit, sally (forth), shove (off), take off, walk out; disentangle, extricate; bring off, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, redeem, release, rescue, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetter
Near Antonyms abide, dwell, hang around, linger, remain, stay, stick around, tarry; come back, return
3
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>
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