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Definitions

take a hike

VERB
blow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
go
STRONG
depart split
WEAK
hit the road take a powder
Antonyms
WEAK
arrive come come in
VERB
bug off
Synonyms
WEAK
beat it buzz off cut out depart get lost hit the road leave move out scram shove off split
VERB
clear out
Synonyms
WEAK
beat it begone decamp depart go hightail kite make oneself scarce remove oneself retire scram skedaddle split take off vamoose withdraw
Antonyms
WEAK
arrive fill fill up put rush in
VERB
desert
Synonyms
STRONGEST
betray bolt depart escape flee forsake give up quit vacate
STRONG
abscond apostatize beach chuck decamp duck fly go jilt leave light maroon relinquish renounce resign split strand tergiversate walk
WEAK
bail out check out cop out crawl out go AWOL go back on go over the hill go west leave high and dry leave in the lurch leave stranded opt out play truant pull out run out on sneak off take off throw over violate oath
Antonyms
STRONGEST
come continue remain stay wait
STRONG
care face hold keep maintain stop
WEAK
aid assist come back help support
VERB
exit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blow depart get off go out quit retire withdraw
STRONG
get git go issue move retreat split
WEAK
bid farewell do vanishing act flake off get away go away move out say goodbye take one's leave
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come continue enter remain stay
STRONG
discourage dissuade stop surrender
WEAK
come in go in
VERB
flee
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 flight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come continue face stay
STRONG
dawdle join meet take on wait
WEAK
stand
VERB
get along
Synonyms
WEAK
advance be off go go away leave march move move off move on proceed progress push ahead
Antonyms
WEAK
argue arrive bicker cease halt stop
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 run away scram shirk shun skedaddle split 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 run away set off shove off skip out take a powder take flight take leave take off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay stop
STRONG
arrive wait
VERB
leave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disappear escape flee fly go move quit retire start take off withdraw
STRONG
abscond decamp defect desert ditch elope embark emigrate exit flit forsake issue migrate part relinquish sally scram slip slip away split vacate vamoose vanish
WEAK
beat it break away clear out come away cut out give the slip go away go forth head out move out pull out push off remove oneself ride off run along say goodbye set out slip out step down take leave walk out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come complete face finish remain stay stop
STRONG
come in hold join keep
WEAK
care continue maintain
VERB
light out
Synonyms
WEAK
abscond depart escape head leave make make off quit set out strike out take off
Antonyms
WEAK
stay wait
VERB
part
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pull out separate
STRONG
break depart go quit split withdraw
WEAK
break off break up clear out cut and run dedomicile ease out go separate ways hit the road leave flat part company push off quit the scene say goodbye ship out shove off split up take leave take off walk out on
Antonyms
STRONG
allow come continue join remain stay wait
WEAK
arrive connect
VERB
withdraw
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart disengage drop out eliminate go leave pull back pull out quit retire retreat
STRONG
abjure blow book detach exit extract quail recede recoil secede shrink switch vacate
WEAK
absent oneself back out bail out bow out check out draw away draw back ease out exfiltrate fall back get away get lost get off give ground give way keep aloof keep apart make oneself scarce phase out run along seclude oneself take away take leave take off take out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin come continue engage enter join keep persevere stay
STRONG
arrive combine come in face meet unite
WEAK
advance allow permit remain

Example Sentences

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Roberts disparaging the Rockies was a bit surprising because it was akin to someone telling Mother Teresa to take a hike.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

Telling Mom to take a hike is “so tough”; I don’t share your mystification.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023

During protests in Berkeley, California, in 2017, when right-wing protesters clashed with anti-fascist groups, he said he told white nationalists to "take a hike".

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2022

Only about 15 years ago, he said, did the park management tell him to take a hike.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022

"I'm not sore. Senlis is a good place and we can stay at the Grand Cerf and take a hike in the woods and come home."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.