evacuate
To leave a dangerous place, or to move people away from one.
evacuate in a sentence
- When the river burst its banks, everyone had to evacuate the village and stay in the school hall.
- During the fire drill we evacuate the building calmly and line up on the far playground.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to evacuate?
- Aremain
- Breturn
- Cleave
- Dstay
Show the answer
C: leave. The other three mean the opposite of evacuate.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to evacuate?
- Aleave
- Bempty
- Cstay
- Dclear
Show the answer
C: stay. The other three mean nearly the same as evacuate.
Words that mean something similar
leave, empty, clear
Words that mean the opposite
stay, remain, return
More words about movement & action
- evade: To avoid someone or something by being quick or clever.
- expel: To force someone or something to leave or come out.
- extract: To take or pull something out, often with effort.
- falter: To lose confidence and begin to hesitate or stumble.
- feat: An act that takes great skill, strength or courage.
- flail: To wave your arms and legs about wildly.
- flee: To run away from danger.
- fleet: Fast and nimble in movement.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test