flees
Escapes in haste
Flees is the third-person singular of flee, meaning to run away from danger or an unpleasant situation.
Someone flees a burning building, a war zone, or an abusive relationship.
The word suggests urgency—you flee what threatens you: The suspect flees on foot, She flees her past.
Aerial journey by aircraft
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- evadeEscape by cunning
bolt · runaway · dash · sprint · scramble · vanish · disappear · exfiltrate
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asylumShelter from persecution
- exileBanishment from homeland
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
sanctuary · border · migration · deportation · stateless · haven · emigration · escape
Act of escaping detection
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- eludingEscaping or avoiding skillfully
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
circumvention · distancing · ducking · bypassing · skirting · deflection · diversion · recoil
flight
Aerial journey by aircraft
evade · bolt · runaway · dash · sprint · scramble · vanish · disappear · exfiltrate · breakout
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asylumShelter from persecution
- exileBanishment from homeland
- displacementRemoval from usual location
oppression · sanctuary · border · migration · deportation · stateless · haven · emigration · escape · safety
evasion
Act of escaping detection
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- eludingEscaping or avoiding skillfully
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
sidestepping · circumvention · distancing · ducking · bypassing · skirting · deflection · diversion · recoil · escape
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
horror · hysteria · frantic · trepidation · anxiety · fright · desperation · stampede · chaos · survival
- fleeing violence
- fleeing policeAttempting to evade arrest
- fleeing oppressionEscaping systematic persecution