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run away

VERB
absquatulate
Synonyms
STRONG
abscond bolt decamp depart disappear flee hightail scram vamoose vanish
WEAK
break out cut and run get away make a getaway take flight
Antonyms
STRONG
appear arrive come continue stay wait
VERB
break away
Synonyms
WEAK
escape flee fly leave part company quit split
VERB
decamp
Synonyms
STRONG
bolt depart disappear escape evacuate flee hightail scram skedaddle vamoose
WEAK
beat it break camp clear out head for the hills hit the road make a break for it make oneself scarce make tracks slip away
Antonyms
STRONG
arrive come in enter stay wait
VERB
escape
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avoid depart disappear dodge elude emerge evade flee fly leave run slip slip away vanish
STRONG
abscond bolt circumvent decamp desert double duck elope pass shun skip
WEAK
bail out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away with get off go scot-free make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run off run out on steal away take a powder take flight take on the lam work out of wriggle out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appear arrive come confront continue encounter face meet stand stay take on wait walk
STRONG
accept aid assist help
WEAK
capture remain
VERB
get out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avoid break out go leave take off
WEAK
alight be off beat it begone bug off buzz off clear out decamp depart dodge duck egress evacuate evade exit extricate oneself flee fly free oneself hightail kite make tracks scram shirk shun skedaddle split take a hike vacate vamoose withdraw
Antonyms
STRONGEST
come stay
WEAK
capture grab seize
VERB
go
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flee fly leave move pass progress retire travel
STRONG
abscond approach cruise decamp depart escape exit fare hie hightail journey lam mosey near quit repair split vamoose wend withdraw
WEAK
beat it bug out get away get going get lost get off hit the road light out make a break for it make for make one's way move out pull out push off push on run along set off shove off skip out take a hike take a powder take flight take leave take off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay stop
STRONG
arrive wait
VERB
lam
Synonyms
STRONG
abscond avoid blow bolt circumvent decamp depart desert disappear dodge double duck elope elude emerge evade flee fly leave pass run shun skip vanish
WEAK
bail out break out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away get away with get off give someone the slip go scot-free make a getaway make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run off run out on slip away steal away take a powder take flight take it on the lam take on the lam work out of wriggle out
Antonyms
STRONG
accept aid appear arrive assist come come in confront continue encounter face help meet remain stand stay stop take on wait walk
VERB
scatter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discard distribute divide fling litter pour shatter shower spray spread sprinkle
STRONG
besprinkle broadcast cast derange diffuse disband dispel disseminate dissipate disunite diverge expend intersperse migrate part scramble separate set sever shed sow spend sunder
WEAK
disject put to flight set asunder split up take off in all directions throw around throw out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
collect gather hold keep maintain retain
STRONG
accumulate combine join receive save unite
VERB
skip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
escape eschew pass up
STRONG
cut desert disregard flee neglect omit slip split
WEAK
leave out miss out pass over play hooky skim over
Antonyms
STRONG
stay
WEAK
face meet take on

Example Sentences

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"If there's a strike, the people around me could run away and leave me behind; I can't get up and move if no one helps me," said 62-year-old Fatima Nazli, who uses a wheelchair.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

A police dog and its handler searched marshland near to London Road and found a man who tried to run away but was stopped by the canine.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Riverside sheriff’s officials said around 5,000 to 6,000 children run away or go missing each year in Riverside County, with a majority returning home shortly after leaving.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

She needs food and shelter, but also independence: “To run away, when she feels like it. So she can come back.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

“Humphrey, where did you go? Oh, I should have known you’d escape! I’d run away from those kids if I could, too. But do me a favor, Humphrey. Please come out!”

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney