fled
Made hasty departure
Fled is the past tense and past participle of flee.
To flee is to run away from danger or pursuit: They fled the burning building, The suspect fled on foot.
Fled also applies to leaving a place urgently due to threat or hardship: Refugees fled the war zone, She fled an abusive marriage.
Protected sacred space
- asylumShelter from persecution
- safetyFreedom from harm
- shelterProtected place or structure
- havenShelter from danger
harbor · protection · refugee · displaced · exile · emigrant · resettlement · relocation
Swift departure or retreat
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- slipMinor error or misstep
lam · absconding · exfiltration · decampment · exodus · departure · liberation · emancipation
Done with excessive speed
speedy · hasty · headlong · precipitate · scramble · dash · sprint · bolt
Rapid following of quarry
- huntPursuit of quarry
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
- escapeFlight from captivity
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
outrun · evade · dodge · lose · shake · pursuer · tracker · hound
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- alarmUrgent warning signal
horror · trepidation · apprehension · cowardice · timidity · scared · frightened · terrified
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
haven · harbor · protection · refugee · displaced · exile · emigrant · resettlement · relocation · migration
getaway
Swift departure or retreat
slip · lam · absconding · exfiltration · decampment · exodus · departure · liberation · emancipation · extrication
rushed
Done with excessive speed
quick · speedy · hasty · headlong · precipitate · scramble · dash · sprint · bolt · race
chase
Rapid following of quarry
elude · outrun · evade · dodge · lose · shake · pursuer · tracker · hound · capture
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
alarm · horror · trepidation · apprehension · cowardice · timidity · scared · frightened · terrified · spooked
- disappearedvanished, disappeared, gone, vanish, faded
- past tense verbswent, got, had, did, said
- past participlesbeen, done, gone, seen, taken
- gonegone, absent, away, departed, missing
- going backwardretreated, went back, reversed, returned, withdrew
- surrenderedsurrendered, capitulated, yielded, conceded, submitted
fledstayed
Continued being present
remained · stood still · stood one's ground · approached · advanced
fledconfronted
Challenged or opposed directly
faced · stood one's ground · fought · engaged · resisted
- sheep fleeceShorn coat of wool
- fleece jacketSoft synthetic warming garment
- fleece blanketSoft synthetic bedcover
- polar fleeceSynthetic insulating textile
- fleeing violence
- Golden FleeceMythic ram's pelt