Synonyms for flee
fliflee

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 4 votes

1. flee, fly, take flightverb

   run away quickly

   "He threw down his gun and fled"

   Synonyms:
   take flight, vaporize, fly, aviate, vanish, fell, pilot, wing

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. escapeverb

   she finally had a chance to escape her prison.

   Submitted by Soulwriter on July 11, 2021  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fleeverb

   Synonyms:
   fly, run, decamp, escape, abscond, hasten away, run away, make off, TURN TAIL, cut and run

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "flee":

   escape, leave, run, abandon, fly, elope, abscond, leak

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1. Jose Calderon:

   It happens all the time. People flee Puerto Rico and come to the U.S. because of our greater freedoms. That compounds the tragedy.

2. Faltama Bisika:

   They hurled petrol bombs into homes and opened fire on anyone trying to flee. They particularly targeted teenagers and elderly people.

3. Matt Zeller:

   If they learn that there is no real safe way for them, they will flee to Europe or elsewhere like so many others have already done.

4. Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain:

   The Lord listens to the pryers of those who ask to be able to forget hatred, but is deaf to those who want to flee love.

5. The Syrian woman:

   It was really hard to flee Raqqa.