decamps
Abruptly takes off
Decamps means to leave suddenly or secretly, often to avoid something unpleasant.
The word carries a sense of hasty departure: The treasurer decamped with the company funds.
Originally military—breaking camp to move on—the modern use emphasizes fleeing or absconding: By morning, he had decamped to Mexico.
Depart swiftly from threat
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
clandestine · covert · hideout · sanctuary · refuge · slip away · disappear · evade
To leave behind completely
- forsakeAbandon completely
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- betrayViolate a trust
- leave behindDepart without taking
walk out · jilt · ditch · bail · renounce · disaffection · estrangement · quit
Mass departure from somewhere
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- exitWay to leave
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- evacuationRemoval from danger
leaving · fleeing · relocation · abandonment · flight · vanishing · disappearance · getaway
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
elude · clandestine · covert · hideout · sanctuary · refuge · slip away · disappear · evade · dodge
desert
To leave behind completely
leave behind · walk out · jilt · ditch · bail · renounce · disaffection · estrangement · quit · secede
exodus
Mass departure from somewhere
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- exitWay to leave
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
evacuation · leaving · fleeing · relocation · abandonment · flight · vanishing · disappearance · getaway · bolt
bivouac
Temporary military encampment
garrison · troops · battalion · march · redeploy · withdraw · mobilize · maneuvers · field · quarters
decampssettles
Comes to rest
stays · settles in · remains · puts down roots · moves in