Synonyms for scarper
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All synonyms
Verb
1. Break away
run, break away, high-tail it, escape, turn tail, bunk, lam, fly the coop, scat, flee
Other
leg it slang UK
Definitions
- v. 1
Chiefly in scarper the letty: to depart quickly or run away from (a place); to flee.
Related words
- Word family
- scamper
Forms
- Past participle
- scarpered
e.g. scarpered → escaped, bunked, lammed, scatted…
Example sentences
- escape Ships carry lifeboats so that the crew can escape.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scarper | steady | |
| escape | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- run1, lam1
- 4 letters
- flee1, bunk1, scat1
- 6 letters
- escape2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (escape2 = 2 syllables).