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escape

[ih-skeyp] / ɪˈskeɪp /
NOUN
breaking away; getaway
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breakout departure desertion disappearance flight freedom liberation outbreak rescue withdrawal
STRONG
AWOL abdication avoidance beat bolt break bypassing circumvention decampment deliverance dodging ducking elopement elusion elusiveness evasion evasiveness extrication fadeout hegira lam leave out powder release retreat shunning sidestepping spring
WEAK
eschewal runaround
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrival coming entrance stay staying
STRONG
directness meeting
WEAK
capture maintenance
VERB
break away from
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avoid depart disappear dodge elude emerge evade flee fly leave run slip slip away vanish
STRONG
abscond bolt circumvent decamp desert double duck elope pass shun skip
WEAK
bail out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away with get off go scot-free make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on steal away take a powder take flight take on the lam work out of wriggle out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appear arrive come confront continue encounter face meet stand stay take on wait walk
STRONG
accept aid assist help
WEAK
capture remain

Example Sentences

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Lam, who became president this month in addition to Communist Party boss, is pushing a "new growth model" that prioritises digital and technological innovation as Vietnam aims to escape the "middle-income trap".

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I would like for there to be activities or games such as scavenger hunts, escape rooms, billiards, pinball, karaoke, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey — you name it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Manso said the PCC provides what recruits feel they can’t get elsewhere: escape from “the utter misery of urban life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

An NBC reporter gave this rundown: “Part-time jobs, shunned by neighbors, counseling for him and his wife, and a family divided. He sent his daughter to Jordan to escape the attention.”

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

The sun is directly above us here on the fire escape.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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