Thesaurus:flee
English
Synonyms
- beat feet (idiomatic)
- do a bunk (UK, idiomatic, slang)
- fly the coop (idiomatic)
- gnash (Geordie)
- head for the hills (idiomatic)
- make a break for it (idiomatic)
- make a run for it (idiomatic)
- namous (obsolete, thieves' cant)
- rabbit (US)
- run a mile (UK, idiomatic)
- run for the hills (idiomatic)
- take flight (idiomatic)
- take to one's heels (idiomatic)
- take to the hills (idiomatic)
- turn tail (idiomatic)
See also
Further reading
- “623. avoidance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “flee” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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