evacuated

Left under orders

Evacuated is the past tense of evacuate, meaning to leave or remove from a place, typically because of danger.

People evacuate buildings during fires, cities during hurricanes, civilians during wartime: The town was evacuated before the flood.

In technical contexts, evacuated describes a container from which air has been removed: an evacuated chamber.

departure

flee

Depart swiftly from threat

withdraw · abandon · clear-out · vacate · orderly · chaotic · rushed · scramble · exodus · flight

emergency

disaster

Sudden ruinous event

flood · earthquake · tsunami · tornado · explosion · fire · hazard · alarm · siren · warning

displaced

refugees

People seeking safety elsewhere

camps · relocation · resettlement · returnees · relief · aid · humanitarian · FEMA · housing · families

medical

bowel

Internal digestive organ

surgical · prep · colonoscopy · enema · purge · void · expel · contents · cavity · wound

emptied

drained

Emptied of resources

depressurized · chamber · tank · vessel · container · air · water · sealed · pressure · decompressed

military

troops

Military personnel collectively

base · extraction · airlift · helicopter · convoy · retreat · withdrawal · noncombatants · warzone · operation

Categories
Opposites
presence/occupation status

evacuatedoccupied

Currently in use

inhabited · populated · filled · remained · stayed

directional movement

evacuatedentered

Went into a space

moved in · arrived · came in · infiltrated · invaded

emergency response action

evacuatedsheltered in place

Stayed inside for safety

stayed put · allowed · admitted · returned · readmitted

Phrases
Family

evacuation, evacuate, evacuating, evacuates, evacuations, evacuators, evacuator

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