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Definitions

fly the coop

VERB

abandon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desert discard discontinue ditch drop out dump leave pull out quit stop surrender vacate withdraw

STRONG

abdicate drop duck dust screw yield

WEAK

back out bail out bow out chicken out cop out cut loose flake out give up the ship kiss goodbye leg it let go opt out run out on ship out storm out take a powder take a walk throw over walk out on wash hands of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow begin come continue go hold keep maintain persevere remain start stay

WEAK

adopt assert cherish defend favor pursue retain support uphold

VERB

abscond

Synonyms

STRONG

bolt break decamp disappear escape fade flee get hightail jump leave quit scram skedaddle slip slip away split vamoose vanish

WEAK

beat it clear out cut and run dog it duck out go AWOL go south make a break make off make scarce pull out run off skip out sneak away steal away take off

Antonyms

STRONG

appear arrive come continue face join remain stay strengthen wait

WEAK

abide endure give up stop yield

VERB

escape

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart disappear dodge elude emerge evade flee fly leave run slip slip away vanish

STRONG

abscond bolt circumvent decamp desert double duck elope pass shun skip

WEAK

bail out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out get away with get off go scot-free make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on steal away take a powder take flight take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appear arrive come confront continue encounter face meet stand stay take on wait walk

STRONG

accept aid assist help

WEAK

capture remain

VERB

flee

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart desert fly get jump leave retreat take off vanish

STRONG

abscond avoid blow bolt break decamp elude evade hotfoot scamper scoot scram skedaddle skip slip slip away split vamoose

WEAK

beat a hasty retreat cut and run cut out get away get the hell out make a getaway make off make one's escape make oneself scarce make quick exit make tracks step on it step on the gas take a hike take flight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come continue face stay

STRONG

dawdle join meet take on wait

WEAK

stand

VERB

lam

Synonyms

STRONG

abscond avoid blow bolt circumvent decamp depart desert disappear dodge double duck elope elude emerge evade flee fly leave pass run shun skip vanish

WEAK

bail out break out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out get away get away with get off give someone the slip go scot-free make a getaway make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on slip away steal away take a powder take flight take it on the lam take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONG

accept aid appear arrive assist come come in confront continue encounter face help meet remain stand stay stop take on wait walk

VERB

skedaddle

Synonyms

STRONG

blow bolt dart dash decamp expedite fly hasten hurry hustle leave move race run rush scamper scat scoot scurry speed split spur vamoose whiz zip

WEAK

clear out get a move on go like lightning hightail it hurry up make haste make oneself scarce make time make tracks move fast shake a leg step on it take off

Antonyms

STRONG

cease come dally dawdle decelerate delay discourage dissuade halt procrastinate remain rest slow stay stop wait walk

Example Sentences

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Don Knotts, “Mr. Chicken” himself, was ready to fly the coop out of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Before you fly the coop, save up a cushion of three to 12 months of living expenses.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2023

And so the last dove prepares to fly the coop, and the end of an era of super-cheap liquidity comes into view.

From Reuters • Dec. 20, 2022

Research on previous social media platform migrations shows what might lie ahead for Twitter users who fly the coop.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

As the neutrons and protons fly the coop, they travel as radiation.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

fly the coop

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