Run away synonyms

leave (related)

To let be or do without interference.

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escape (related)

To break loose from confinement; get free:

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(Intransitive) to leave secretively

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To go away (from); leave

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retreat (related)

(Chess) To withdraw (a piece), as from a dangerous position

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(UK, slang) To run away; to flee; to escape.

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(Colloquial) To leave quickly (often used in the imperative).

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To run away from:

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(Idiomatic) To turn away from someone or something, in preparation for running away; to reverse direction; to leave or flee.

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take to the woods

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

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head-for-the-hills

To travel to a higher elevation, especially to a rural region on vacation.

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run (related)

To cause to enter; to thrust.

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To go to bed:

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(Slang, former) To beat; hit; strike

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(Idiomatic) To hurry or run; often, to flee.

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(Of a bird) To escape from a pen or similar enclosure.

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To become separated, literally or figuratively

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commit-suicide (related)

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runaway (related)

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drink-driver (related)

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teenage (related)

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make-love (related)

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run away from (related)

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big-race (related)

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near-fatal (related)

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Find another word for run away. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for run away, like: leave, escape, steal-away, depart, retreat, scarper, scat, flee, turn-tail, take to the woods and head-for-the-hills.