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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This issue is made more difficult by the constant evolution of SARS-CoV-2, which produces new variants that can partially escape immune defenses.

From Science Daily

Nobody, neither rich nor poor, will escape the consequences.

From Salon

It is the second time this season Arsenal have escaped a VAR penalty in an away game they have won 1-0.

From BBC

“You feel like you have escaped from L.A. It’s so peaceful and serene.”

From MarketWatch

In the short run, there will clearly be no escaping the pain.

From BBC

escape

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