escapes

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 slip 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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Officials are also monitoring runoff water to make sure no contaminated water escapes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Fleeing a botched con and the threat of wartime violence, 29-year-old Ulises Linares escapes 1943 Mexico City for the small town of Puerco Ahogado in Veracruz.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Tule fog forms when heat escapes from the ground on clear, calm nights, and moisture in the air condenses into a low-lying mist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

In a parallel study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, they found that water levels strongly influence how much methane escapes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

After they’d safely rounded the corner, Kate said, “Can you believe it? That’s two narrow escapes now! First Sticky got off the hook for cheating, and now you’re off the hook for spying, Reynie!”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart