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Sailsofoblivion Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Fled Synonym

Hello, I'm struggling to think of a good synonym for "fled" in this sentence. I'm not sure if "escaped" works as well.

In response, she pushed him to the ground, and fled the room.
  

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sailsofoblivion I'm not sure if "escaped" works as well 'Escaped from' would be OK. s=t

— Mister Micawber

  • sailsofoblivion I'm not sure if "escaped" works as well 'Escaped from' would be OK.
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sailsofoblivion I'm not sure if "escaped" works as well
'Escaped from' would be OK. Or, do you use this site?— http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/flee?s=t
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In response, she pushed him to the ground, and ran out of the room.
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How about this?

She pushed him to the ground and scampered, tripping on the steps before clambering out of the cellar.
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Scampered sounds too light-hearted for the context. How about bolted?
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Thanks Blue Jay, great suggestion! Emotion: smile
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