Definitions

flee

[flee] / fli /

VERB

run away to escape

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart desert fly get jump leave retreat take off vanish

STRONG

abscond avoid blow bolt break decamp elude evade hotfoot scamper scoot scram skedaddle skip slip slip away split vamoose

WEAK

beat a hasty retreat cut and run cut out fly the coop get away get the hell out make a getaway make off make one's escape make oneself scarce make quick exit make tracks step on it step on the gas take a hike take flight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come continue face stay

STRONG

dawdle join meet take on wait

WEAK

stand

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the April 3, 2026, print edition as 'Investors Fueling Private Credit Flee To Exits'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

If not, then I would go to my friend’s curated pop-up Get Flee, which is usually at the Sandlot in Southeast.

From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2022

The other international nominees this year were Denmark's "Flee," Italy's "The Hand of God," "The Worst Person in the World" from Norway, and "Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom," from Bhutan.

From Reuters • Mar. 28, 2022

The only danger is the presence of the docudrama "Flee," which also has nominations for Best Documentary Feature and Best International Film.

From Fox News • Mar. 24, 2022

How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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