Flee and Stay

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Flee

Flee verb - To get free from a dangerous or confining situation.
Usage example: a murderer who fled on foot
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Antonyms for Flee
Stay is an antonym for flee in run away to escape topic.
Nearby Word: fleeing

Stay

Stay verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Usage example: let's stay inside this pavilion until it stops raining
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Antonyms for Stay
Flee is an antonym for stay.
Nearby Words: stayed, staying
Similar words of flee

Similar words of stay

Common collocations

party flee party stay party
group flee group stay group
place flee place stay place
way flee way stay way
Other words: earth, world, home, ship, town, city, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Rolf eventually dies, but he gave to King Ragnar enough time to flee and stay alive.
    Source: Videogame / Light And Darkness Heroes Of Calradia
  • Video Game / Pokémon Go Luckily this glitch was resolved in an update which removes the ability to open the item menu immediately after the Pokémon breaks free, and waits until the Random Number God decides if the Pokémon will stay or flee before letting the player continue.
    Source: Video Game / Pokémon Go
  • Video Game / Vampires Dawn If you never flee a fight, she will stay by your side at the end, if you flee too often, she will leave you.
    Source: Video Game / Vampires Dawn
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