Synonyms of bugs out

bugs out

verb

present tense third-person singular of bug out

1

as in flies

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

the ground soldiers bugged out just before the start of the aerial bombing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flies
• retreats
• flees
• bolts
• runs
• escapes
• runs away
• runs off
• beats a retreat
• breaks
• turns tail
• hightails (it)
• beats it
• makes tracks
• lights out
• makes off
• clears out
• gets out
• gets (away)
• skips (out)
• skedaddles
• skirrs
• mizzles
• absconds
• lams
• elopes
• scats
• scarpers
• decamps
• scrams

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confronts
• faces
• dares
• defies
• remains
• hangs around
• lingers
• braves
• stays
• dwells
• sticks around
• beards
• abides
• tarries

2

as in exits

to leave a place often for another

the strange visitor bugged out without so much as saying a word

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exits
• departs
• moves
• bugs off
• goes
• gets
• parts
• peels off
• cuts out
• walks out
• bails out
• sallies (forth)
• pushes off
• buggers off
• pulls out
• starts
• escapes
• takes off
• clears out
• clears off
• digs out
• goes off
• gets off
• takes a walk
• runs along
• packs (up or off)
• evacuates
• steps (along)
• buzzes (off)
• shoves (off)
• pushes on
• beats it
• flees
• flies
• quits
• bails
• takes a powder
• books
• takes a hike
• hits the road
• sets out
• pulls up stakes
• pikes (out or off)
• vamooses
• scarpers
• withdraws
• pulls stakes
• strikes out
• retires
• retreats
• runs away
• lights out
• skips
• gets out
• steps out
• goes out
• emigrates
• mizzles
• removes
• deserts
• abandons
• absconds
• scats
• forsakes
• vacates
• scrams
• decamps
• adjourns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comes
• remains
• turns up
• shows up
• arrives
• stays
• dwells
• approaches
• settles
• closes
• abides
• lands
• reaches
• hits
• nears
• lodges
• tarries