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lam

[lam] / læm /
VERB
escape
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 away with 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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Monkeys on the lam in St. Louis and AI isn’t helping.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Robert Redford became a bankable leading man in 1969, when “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” about a pair of outlaws on the lam, turned him into a paragon of the movie star.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Or, in this case, that Manchester — on the lam after escaping prison — ends up falling in love with Leigh and being embraced by her family and community.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

They went on the lam to Chicago, Florida, and Arizona, and points in between.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2024

Either way, with either parent gone, lam better off.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth