escapism
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Synonyms for escapism
- evasion
- prevention
- restraint
- circumvention
- delay
- departure
- dodge
- dodging
- elusion
- escape
- flight
- forbearance
- nonparticipation
- parry
- recession
- recoil
- retreat
- self-restraint
- shirking
- shunning
- absention
- eschewal
- passive resistance
- run-around
- steering clear of
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They are escapism embodied, a dreamland, a scape of fantasy, the vale of telenovellas.
If "escapism" be a need of man, cramped in his narrow personality, can any escape compare with the majesty of omnipresence?
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