Synonyms for scat

Most common

escape · turn tail · lam · fly the coop · skedaddle

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments.

2. n. 1

   A tax; tribute.

Related words

Word family

scathead scatty scatology scatological

Phrases

scat singing

Forms

Plural

scats → run-aways, storms, scags, shits…

Past participle

scatted
e.g. scatted → lammed, bunked, escaped, scarpered…

Example sentences

• escape Ships carry lifeboats so that the crew can escape.
• lam He escaped from prison thirty years ago and has been on the lam ever since.
• skedaddle I've got to skedaddle or I'll be late.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

run¹, lam¹

4 letters

shit¹, bunk¹, scag

5 letters

storm¹, feces²

6 letters

escape², faeces

7 letters

scarper

9 letters

skedaddle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (feces² = 2 syllables).