flee
Leave in haste
To flee is to run away from danger or unpleasantness.
You flee a burning building, a war zone, or an uncomfortable conversation.
The past tense is fled: They fled the country when the regime changed.
Flee suggests urgency—you don't flee casually.
Things can also flee figuratively: All hope fled when we saw the damage.
Leave due to danger
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- decampDepart abruptly, often secretly
- scramDepart hastily, informally
skedaddle · bolt · dash · sprint · extricate · getaway · breakout · slip away
Quick sudden movement
- raceCompetition of speed
- runMove swiftly on foot
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- dashQuick burst or pinch
bolt · tear · zoom · hurry · hasten · scramble · swift · rapid
Protected sacred space
- asylumShelter from persecution
- shelterProtected place or structure
- havenShelter from danger
- safetyFreedom from harm
hideout · safehouse · refuge · harbor · protection · border · crossing · underground
Pass from visibility
- vanishCease to be visible
- evaporateTransition to gaseous state
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- fadeLose intensity gradually
melt away · slip away · ghost · trace · without a trace · into thin air · elude · elusive
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- alarmUrgent warning signal
trepidation · horror · anxiety · apprehension · cowardice · timidity · startle · foreboding
Indication of potential harm
- menaceSource of potential harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
risk · assailant · attacker · aggressor · intruder · predator · enemy · hostile
evacuate
Leave due to danger
scram · skedaddle · bolt · dash · sprint · extricate · getaway · breakout · slip away · make off
rush
Quick sudden movement
dash · bolt · tear · zoom · hurry · hasten · scramble · swift · rapid · quick
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
safety · hideout · safehouse · refuge · harbor · protection · border · crossing · underground · safe passage
disappear
Pass from visibility
fade · melt away · slip away · ghost · trace · without a trace · into thin air · elude · elusive · untraceable
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
alarm · trepidation · horror · anxiety · apprehension · cowardice · timidity · startle · foreboding · unease
threat
Indication of potential harm
jeopardy · risk · assailant · attacker · aggressor · intruder · predator · enemy · hostile · ambush
chase
Rapid following of quarry
prey · pursuer · quarry · hound · stalk · evade · outrun · shake off · lose · tail
evacuee
One moved from danger
- exileBanishment from homeland
- displacedShifted from proper location
- migrationMovement to new territory
emigrate · immigrate · relocate · resettle · uproot · dispossess · banish · expel · deport · stateless
- sheep fleeceShorn coat of wool
- fleeting momentTransient instant
- fleece jacketSoft synthetic warming garment
- fleece blanketSoft synthetic bedcover
- polar fleeceSynthetic insulating textile
- fleeing violence
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