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skedaddle

[ski-dad-l] / skɪˈdæd l /
VERB
flee
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 fly the coop 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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But even the vague threat of personal conflict and humiliation was enough to make him skedaddle down to Mar-a-Lago when it was time to go.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023

In such a situation, taking all this in, a sane character would run, flee, skedaddle, vamoose, make tracks and call in the cops, or maybe an airstrike.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2021

My preference would have been to skedaddle behind a tree.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2020

Friends skedaddle because they're afraid to confront Alice's predicament.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2016

I leave five dollars in the jar for a bucket of bait and try to skedaddle before anybody thinks to ask what I’m up to.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick