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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A must-try for garlic lovers, garlic scapes are long, thin green shoots that grow from hardneck garlic bulbs.

From Salon • May 14, 2025

Some are well-known to foragers and farmers market shoppers — nettles, morels, garlic scapes.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

Lightly brush the stone fruits, corn and garlic scapes with oil, and grill on both sides until dark grill marks appear.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

At the restaurant, the scapes are all locally sourced from its own gardens, including the 683-acre Hermitage Farm, where Barn8 is located, and its sister property Woodland Farm.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2023

Meanwhile, Tom Geisbert pulled all-nighters, staring at the cell- scapes through his microscope.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston