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take flight

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 run away
Antonyms
STRONG
appear arrive come continue stay wait
VERB
bolt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bound dart dash drop out dump escape flee jump leap rush scamper scoot skip sprint take off
STRONG
abscond ditch fly hightail hotfoot hurtle skedaddle split spring start startle
WEAK
bail out cop out cut loose cut out kiss goodbye leave flat leave high and dry leave holding the bag leave in the lurch make a break for it make off make tracks opt out run like scared rabbit run out on step on it walk out on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
face meet stay
STRONG
remain stop
WEAK
dawdle loosen wait
VERB
disappear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon depart die die out dissipate dissolve escape evaporate expire fade flee fly go leave melt perish recede retire retreat sink wane withdraw
STRONG
abscond clear decamp dematerialize disperse ebb end evanesce exit pass vacate vamoose
WEAK
be done for be gone be lost be no more be swallowed up cease to exist come to naught drop out of sight end gradually evanish fade away go south leave no trace melt away pass away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance appear be born begin coagulate come continue enter face fight forge grow improve increase keep meet remain rise solidify stay strengthen wait
WEAK
arrive come in
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 away run off run out on steal away take a powder 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
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 a hike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come continue face stay
STRONG
dawdle join meet take on wait
WEAK
stand
VERB
fly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circle climb cross drift float flutter glide operate pilot reach rush sail shoot speed swoop take off travel
STRONG
aviate barnstorm buzz circumnavigate control dart dash dive flat-hat fleet flit hop hover hurry jet maneuver mount scud skim skirt soar whisk whiz whoosh wing zip zoom
WEAK
bend the throttle jet out jet over remain aloft sky out take a hop take wing wing in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay
STRONG
rest
WEAK
land stay on ground walk
VERB
fly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break disappear run take off withdraw
STRONG
abscond avoid bolt clear decamp hide hightail skedaddle skip
WEAK
clear out cut and run get away hasten away light out make a getaway make a quick exit make off run for it run from steal away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay
STRONG
confront face
WEAK
arrive obey
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 hike take a powder 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 away run off run out on slip away steal away take a powder 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
run
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dash fly jog race rush shoot sprint travel
STRONG
abscond amble barrel bolt bound bustle canter career course dart decamp depart escape flee flit gallop hasten hie hotfoot hurry hustle lope pace scamper scoot scorch scramble scud scurry shag skedaddle skip skitter smoke speed spring spurt tear trot whisk
WEAK
beat it clear out cut and run dog it go like lightning leg it light out make a break make off make tracks take off tear out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay walk
STRONG
dally dawdle delay linger procrastinate slow wait
WEAK
cease halt obey serve stand stop

Example Sentences

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Four astronauts -- three Americans and one Canadian -- will take flight in this major mission.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"Essentially, pterosaur brains quickly transformed acquiring all they needed to take flight from the beginning."

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

Let’s see how those ratings hold up, if Beta shares take flight.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

US-based aerospace startup Electra expects its nine-seater hybrid plane to take flight by 2029, running on a combination of jet fuel and electric power.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

The maester stood beside the bed like a goose about to take flight.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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