Definitions

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

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 you've finished the fight because you've achieved all your objectives, it'll be a different ending than if you just run away," adds Henderson.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

He either swats away shot attempts or, more often, makes would-be shooters run away in terror before they even look at the rim—a phenomenon known as the “Nope.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"And if you run away, it follows you."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

That’s when Ventura police arrested Gu as she tried to run away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

I glanced over my shoulder and searched the crowds for the rest of our caravan, in case we needed to run away again.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

run away

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