run away
Leave in haste
To run away is to flee or escape, typically from danger, trouble, or an unpleasant situation: The dog ran away when I opened the gate.
Children who run away leave home without permission: She ran away at sixteen.
Figuratively, to run away from something is to avoid confronting it: You can't run away from your problems forever.
When something runs away with you—emotions, imagination—it gets out of control.
Depart swiftly from threat
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
- vanishCease to be visible
- disappearPass from visibility
evade · retreat · withdraw · decamp · skedaddle · hightail · vamoose · sneak off
Rapid following of quarry
- huntPursuit of quarry
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
- trackPath or monitored route
- trailPath through wilderness
fugitive · pursuer · prey · bloodhound · search · follow · capture · escape
Evade one's obligations
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- abandonLeave behind permanently
desert · leave behind · walk out · bail · chicken out · cop out · back out · withdraw
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
horror · hysteria · flight response · cowardice · cower · scramble · stampede · scatter
Resist or challenge openly
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
- disobeyRefuse to comply
- break freeEscape from confinement
leave home · teenage · independence · autonomy · self-determination · emancipation · liberation · assert
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
disappear · evade · retreat · withdraw · decamp · skedaddle · hightail · vamoose · sneak off · take flight
chase
Rapid following of quarry
trail · fugitive · pursuer · prey · bloodhound · search · follow · capture · escape · evade
shirk
Evade one's obligations
abandon · desert · leave behind · walk out · bail · chicken out · cop out · back out · withdraw · retreat
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
dread · horror · hysteria · flight response · cowardice · cower · scramble · stampede · scatter · frightened
defy
Resist or challenge openly
break free · leave home · teenage · independence · autonomy · self-determination · emancipation · liberation · assert · rebel
elope
Wed in secret
- secret weddingMarriage performed covertly
- marriageFormal union between partners
- brideWoman getting married
groom · Gretna Green · romance · lovers · nuptials · ceremony · vows · couple · honeymoon · forbidden love
- cowardicecoward, cowardly, craven, gutless, spineless
- departuresleave, depart, exit, leaving, go
- escapeescape, flee, flight, breakout, evasion
- Escape Termsbreak free, escape route, getaway, break out, jailbreak
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, turn off
- Monty PythonMonty Python, Eric Idle, Holy Grail, John Cleese, Life of Brian
run awaystay
Remain in position
remain · stay put · stand still · hold your ground · stand your ground
run awaystand your ground
Refuse to back down
face · confront · brave · hold your ground · fight back