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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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It’s an inclusive environment that rejects the solo artistic ego in favor of human-machine collaboration that almost immediately escapes its creator’s grasp.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Whether you’re hiking with children or just a kid at heart, you’ll find three fun adventures here that offer great escapes into nature around L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The beach is not one from which a surfer paddles out on his or her board, or escapes without being tossed about as if by a washing machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Courtney rips the IV from her arm and escapes, barefoot and in a hospital gown.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

He lifts the lid of the pan on the stove, and steam escapes, along with the rich, juicy smell of chicken saltimbocca—little jelly rolls of chicken breast stuffed with spinach and prosciutto.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti