Skedaddle

/skɪˈdædəl/

Synonyms for "skedaddle" (136 found)

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Closest matches (28)

abscond absquatulate awolback outbeat a retreatbegone boggle bolt bugger career chickenchicken outclear outcut and runcut outdart dash decamp depart desert

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desert under firedesertion

Noun(6 words)

beat itbolt break dart dash departure

Strong matches (40)

disappearancedog itelope elopement escape falterfight shyflash flee flight fling flyfrench leavefugitate funkfunk outget cold feetget outgo awolhaste

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hasten hegira hie hightail humphump ithurry hurtle jib jumpjump a milejump bail

Noun(4 words)

evacuation exit getawaygo away

Verb(4 words)

fleeget losthightailkick rocks

Related words (68)

kite lam leave levantlose couragemakemake hastemake offpanic post powder push race runrun awayrun away fromrun away withrun for itrun offrush

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scamper scoot scour scram scramble screw scud scurry scuttle shootshow the heelsshy skipskip outslip the cablespeed split stampede startstart asidestartlestep on ittaketake a powdertake flighttake french leavetake offtake to flighttake wingtear trot turnturn tailvamoose

Verb(9 words)

leg itmake tracksmove quicklyrush scat skidoo skittertake offvamoose

Noun(5 words)

scoot scram scramming shoo vamoose

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More general

22 entries

break awaybunk depart departure escape exit flightfly the coophead for the hillshightail itinterjection lam move movementpragmatic particle

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More specific

12 entries

beat itbolt dart dashdramatic exitgetawayimpromptu exitscoot scram shoospontaneous exitvamoose

Collocations

16 entries

fleeing behaviorhasty retreathasty skedaddleimpromptu skedaddlemake a skedaddlemass skedaddlequick exitquick skedaddlerapid departurerapid skedaddleskedaddle awayskedaddle immediatelyskedaddle quicklyspontaneous skedaddlesudden departuresudden skedaddle

Inflections

3 entries

skedaddled skedaddles skedaddling

Derivations

1 entries

skedaddler

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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I've got to skedaddle or I'll be late.

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I have to skedaddle.

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Let's skedaddle!

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Let's skedaddle.

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