escape hatch

NOUN

back door

Synonyms

STRONGEST

side door

WEAK

back entrance back stairs back way indirect access means of entry postern postern door secret exit secretive or illicit method trap door trapdoor wormhole

NOUN

escape clause

Synonyms

WEAK

clause escalator clause escapeway fine print hole to creep out of loophole saving clause technicality way of escape way-out

NOUN

fire escape

Synonyms

WEAK

escapeway fire egress fire exit

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Finding “cross functional synergies” was, I always thought, the refuge of the insecure, a linguistic escape hatch to avoid responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

While the mechanics may be complicated, the upshot for savers is clear—anyone worried about declining saving account rates now has an escape hatch.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

Red warning lights flash above the door, and inside there is an emergency escape hatch into a tunnel in case something went wrong.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

I think the defense still has one largely overlooked escape hatch: the arcane legal instructions for deciding the felony charges.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

The escape hatch led down to a very well-constructed stone corridor, like something you’d find in a medieval castle.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

escape hatch

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