SKEDADDLED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

skedaddled

verb

past tense of skedaddle

as in retreated

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite

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Meghan and Harry retreated from the royal spotlight in 2020, sparking global controversy and dividing opinion in Britain.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
McBreairty then retreated into the riverbed, and SWAT officers were called in to assist with the search, as were members of the Police Department’s Emergency Negotiation Team.

— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026

Definition of retreated

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In March 2024, Rice was involved in a high-speed multi-vehicle crash in Dallas, then fled the scene.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
The number of animals in his care has multiplied since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, as hundreds of thousands of southern Lebanon residents fled and were unable to take their pets or farm animals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of fled

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Against Seattle, the Storm bolted to a 21-13 lead after one quarter and held firm from there.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Oregon and Washington soon bolted, also for the Big Ten, and eventually Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah joined the Big 12, and Cal and Stanford joined the ACC.

— Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of bolted

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Villaraigosa, who led the city from 2005-13 and recently ran for governor, argued that this is not the right time to make even that change.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
The Dred Scott decision is said to have inspired Lincoln to speak out forcefully against slavery, run for president, and later lead the nation through a bloody Civil War.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of ran

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William Carney, a man who escaped slavery to become a Union soldier in the Civil War and who was awarded the Medal of Honor for protecting the American flag from touching the ground during battle.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Born enslaved in Maryland, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) escaped to the North and emerged as the nation’s leading abolitionist and major literary political figure of his time.

— Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026

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