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present participle of escape.

escaping

ADJECTIVE

fugitive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elusive

STRONG

brief ephemeral flying passing short temporary volatile wandering

WEAK

avoiding errant erratic evading evanescent fleeting flitting fugacious impermanent momentary moving short-lived transitory unstable

Antonyms

STRONG

enduring lasting lengthy long permanent

WEAK

confronting facing

NOUN

breakout

Synonyms

STRONG

decampment escapement flight getaway jailbreak

WEAK

prison break

NOUN

escapement

Synonyms

STRONG

breakout decampment evasion exodus flight getaway

WEAK

breaking away

NOUN

flight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exodus

STRONG

break breakout escape escapement exit fugue getaway lam out powder retreat retreating

WEAK

exfiltration getaway car running away

Antonyms

STRONG

arrival coming

WEAK

standing staying waiting

NOUN

runaround

Synonyms

WEAK

come-off delay detour difficulty diversion elusion escape eschewal evasion inertia postponement roundabout shunning

Antonyms

WEAK

challenge facing meeting

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Appeared in the May 22, 2026, print edition as 'Natural Gas Is Escaping Into Thin Air'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Escaping was hard because they had children with them.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

Escaping Kidman’s gaze is only possible when she herself allows it to turn to the cherubic beauty of Harris Dickinson, who plays Samuel, an intern at Romy’s company.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

Escaping the realities of modern life, it turns out, isn’t as easy as building your own escape.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024

"The VAL is in the nose. Escaping air would make a thrust vector through our center of mass. We just need to point the ship directly away from where we want to go."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

escaping

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