Definitions

get away with

VERB

beat the rap

Synonyms

WEAK

acquit clear of charges escape punishment find not guilty get off get off scot-free go free go scot-free receive not-guilty verdict walk

VERB

escape

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 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

VERB

lam

Synonyms

STRONG

abscond avoid blow bolt circumvent decamp depart desert disappear dodge double duck elope elude emerge evade flee fly leave pass run shun skip vanish

WEAK

bail out break out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away get off give someone the slip go scot-free make a getaway make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on slip away steal away take a powder take flight take it on the lam take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONG

accept aid appear arrive assist come come in confront continue encounter face help meet remain stand stay stop take on wait walk

Example Sentences

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Parking lots filled up fast — the lot at Curry Village was full by 8 a.m. — and cars were stashed in every unmarked flat spot their owners thought they could get away with.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

I think most people are up for punishing it more, because there does seem to be too many occasions where players get away with it.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Though he isn’t a Berkshire shareholder, he says he recognizes most businesses wouldn’t be able to get away with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

In many of the previous cases, there were claims that the BBC had allowed its talent to get away with bad behaviour.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Ivan’s was even shorter, but as a fool, he could get away with that kind of thing.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

get away with

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