Flee and Remain

Opposite meaning words

sentence examples collocations

Flee

Flee verb - To get free from a dangerous or confining situation.
Usage example: a murderer who fled on foot
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Flee
Antonyms for Flee
Remain is an antonym for flee.
Nearby Word: fleeing

Remain

Remain verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Usage example: one of the three bridges known as “the London Bridge,” it was moved in the late 1960s to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it remains today
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Remain
Antonyms for Remain
Flee is an antonym for remain.
Nearby Words: remainder, remaining
Similar words of flee

Similar words of remain

Common collocations

people flee people remain people
group flee group remain group
place flee place remain place
death flee death remain death
Other words: way, world, country, cities.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Beowulf Old Retainer: Wiglaf is the only warrior to remain with Beowulf during his fight with the dragon; the rest are cowards and flee.
    Source: Literature / Beowulf
  • Video Game / Hellgate: London Zombie Apocalypse: A disturbing amount of those who did not flee to safety underground remain walking about- souls not included.... You're not welcome here.
    Source: Video Game / Hellgate: London
  • Despite the countless horrible things that happen to them - war, being forced to flee from Nazis, illness, parental death - they both manage to remain cheerful and optimistic throughout.
    Source: Literature / Chalet School
More sentences
Cite this Source
Remain and Flee. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flee/remain
Flee & Remain. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flee/remain>.
Remain or Flee. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flee/remain.

Antonyms for flee


Antonyms for remain

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "flee" and "remain" have occurred on timeline