Synonyms for Fly the coop:

• v.

  •abandon (verb)
  • take a powder,
  • drop out,
  • ditch,
  • discard,
  • vacate,
  • leg it,
  • abdicate,
  • bail out,
  • desert,
  • dump,
  • cop out,
  • quit,
  • opt out,
  • discontinue,
  • back out,
  • pull out,
  • drop,
  • kiss goodbye,
  • walk out on,
  • dust,
  • surrender,
  • stop,
  • yield,
  • chicken out,
  • flake out,
  • run out on,
  • give up the ship,
  • take a walk,
  • screw,
  • let go,
  • storm out,
  • duck,
  • cut loose,
  • withdraw,
  • wash hands of,
  • throw over,
  • ship out,
  • bow out.
  •abscond (verb)
  • decamp,
  • beat it,
  • jump,
  • run off,
  • slip,
  • sneak away,
  • clear out,
  • dog it,
  • make off,
  • make a break,
  • skip out,
  • fade,
  • go AWOL,
  • vamoose,
  • go south,
  • get,
  • steal away,
  • hightail,
  • bolt,
  • make scarce,
  • split,
  • scram,
  • duck out,
  • vanish,
  • disappear,
  • break,
  • take off,
  • cut and run.
  •escape (verb)
  • get away with,
  • avoid,
  • double,
  • elude,
  • go scot-free,
  • wriggle out,
  • run,
  • get off,
  • make getaway,
  • pass,
  • burst out,
  • circumvent,
  • run away,
  • shun,
  • elope,
  • play hooky,
  • dodge,
  • depart,
  • work out of,
  • make oneself scarce,
  • skip,
  • evade,
  • slip away,
  • take on the lam,
  • emerge,
  • abscond,
  • take flight.
  •flee (verb)
  • scamper,
  • cut out,
  • blow,
  • hotfoot,
  • retreat,
  • scoot.
  •skedaddle (verb)
  • spur,
  • zip,
  • race,
  • hurry,
  • dart,
  • hasten,
  • rush,
  • hustle,
  • speed,
  • dash,
  • whiz,
  • scat,
  • move,
  • scurry,
  • expedite.

• Other synonyms:

  •abandon
  • takes a walk,
  • lets go,
  • flaked out,
  • letting go,
  • Withdrew,
  • shipping out,
  • ships out,
  • flew the coop,
  • running out on.
  •abscond
  • running off,
  • took off,
  • slipping,
  • Slipped,
  • ran off,
  • runs off.
  •escape
  • ran away,
  • Escaping,
  • took flight,
  • taking flight,
  • bursts out,
  • slipping away,
  • bursting out,
  • go scot free,
  • playing hooky,
  • runs away,
  • lam,
  • running away.

Antonyms for Fly the coop:

• v.

  • abandon
    maintain, cherish, begin, stay, advance, start, continue, keep, persevere, remain, assert, allow, pursue, retain, go, adopt, support, hold, come, defend, favor, uphold.
  • abscond
    join, wait, appear, stop, arrive, give up, strengthen, endure, yield, abide, face.
  • escape
    help, take on, aid, meet, assist, encounter, stand, capture, walk, accept, confront.
  • flee
    dawdle.
  • lam
    come in.
  • skedaddle
    halt, decelerate, dally, discourage, dissuade, slow, cease, procrastinate, rest, delay.

Hypernym for Fly the coop:

• v.

  • motion
    take flight, skedaddle, flee, fly.

Hyponym for Fly the coop:

• v.

  • motion
    leave, go away, go forth.