SCRAM Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

scram

verb

Definition of scram

as in to escape

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Recent Examples of scram Tony Vitello didn’t get through the first inning before being told to scram, thrown out by home plate umpire Ryan Blakney for arguing a check-swing call. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 The chicks reportedly also told Fiona the squirrel to scram—just like mom. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026 As of now, one man sits on a small dock off each island, telling onlookers to scram. — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019

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Nuclear Children follows 18-year-old Isla Sparrow who, after the death of her father in a submarine accident, hopes to escape her grieving family and flee to university.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Messick escaped further damage by striking out Jose Siri and getting Campero to pop out.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of escape

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This after a pursuit for $10M that Lucky’s ex-husband/Priscilla’s son absconded with (and which Lucky and her papa had access to in the end).

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Most employers file complaints against absconding workers that expose them to detention or deportation, and undocumented workers cannot leave Jordan until fines for overstaying residency permits are paid, Grüneisl said.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of abscond

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may still have a first look deal at Netflix, but the duo has decided to decamp from Hollywood.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Many locals decamp to the mountains, while their friends and colleagues across the border in France use the month to take their annual holidays.

— Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of decamp

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A couple flying to Las Vegas to elope ended up getting married at 35,000 feet after a Southwest Airlines crew turned their flight into a wedding.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Written and directed by Achyuth Vinayak, the film released in theaters in 2023, following a couple whose plan to elope is complicated when the man’s sister decides to elope as well.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of elope

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The suspect in a 2022 homicide believed there was a large amount of currency hidden in a chicken stand on Foothill Boulevard, but killed a man only to make off with a paltry $110, according to police.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Willis possesses a unique ability to not just manipulate the pocket with his legs but make off-schedule throws, something that has become almost a necessity in today’s NFL.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

Definition of make off

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Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.

— Vulture, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2023
Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.

— SI.com, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019

Definition of scarper

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No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.

— Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.

— Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023

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