scarper | Definition of scarper

Synonyms and Antonyms of scarper

to leave a place often for another

I went looking for Sally at the pub, but she'd scarpered

Synonyms of scarper

bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bug off, bug out, bugger off [British slang], buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get, get off, go, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out

Words Related to scarper

set out, start, strike out

abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle [chiefly British], run away, scat, scram, skip

go out, light out, step out

abandon, desert, forsake, vacate

adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw

Phrases Synonymous with scarper

beat it, hit the road, pull stakes (or pull up stakes), take a hike (also take a walk), take a powder

Near Antonyms of scarper

abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry

approach, close, near

hit, land, reach

Antonyms of scarper

arrive, come, show up, turn up