decamp
Leave without warning
Decamp means to leave suddenly or secretly, often to avoid detection or obligation: The treasurer decamped with the company funds.
Originally a military term for breaking camp, it now usually implies hasty or furtive departure.
It can also mean simply to depart: We decamped for the countryside.
Flee to avoid capture
- escapeFlight from captivity
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- skedaddleDepart hastily, often fearfully
vamoose · run off · slip away · sneak off · disappear · vanish · elude · flight
Sanctioned time away
set off · embark · journey · travel · voyage · trek · expedition · adventure
Change location or act
- resettleMove to live elsewhere
- migrateMove to new region
- emigrateLeave for another country
- relocateEstablish residence elsewhere
transplant · transfer · uproot · displace · shift · transition · settlement · expatriate
abscond
Flee to avoid capture
skedaddle · vamoose · run off · slip away · sneak off · disappear · vanish · elude · flight · exodus
leave
Sanctioned time away
retreat · set off · embark · journey · travel · voyage · trek · expedition · adventure · pilgrimage
move
Change location or act
relocate · transplant · transfer · uproot · displace · shift · transition · settlement · expatriate · pack up
bivouac
Temporary military encampment
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- garrisonStationed military force
- baseSupporting bottom structure
troops · regiment · battalion · platoon · brigade · army · march · redeployment · maneuver · tactical