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Antonyms for escape
ɪˈskeɪpes·cape
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escape, flightnoun
the act of escaping physically
"he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
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relief valve, leakage, trajectory, evasion, dodging, escape cock, flight of stairs, leak, safety valve, flight, escape valve, outflow, flying, flight of steps, escapismescape, escapismnoun
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
"romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"
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relief valve, leakage, evasion, dodging, escape cock, leak, safety valve, flight, escape valve, outflow, escapismevasion, escape, dodgingnoun
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
"his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
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leakage, evasion, equivocation, nonpayment, turning away, dodge, escapism, shunning, flight, safety valve, escape cock, dodging, leak, relief valve, avoidance, escape valve, scheme, outflowescapenoun
an avoidance of danger or difficulty
"that was a narrow escape"
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relief valve, leakage, evasion, dodging, escape cock, leak, safety valve, flight, escape valve, outflow, escapismescapenoun
a means or way of escaping
"hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
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relief valve, leakage, evasion, dodging, escape cock, leak, safety valve, flight, escape valve, outflow, escapismescapenoun
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
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relief valve, leakage, evasion, dodging, escape cock, leak, safety valve, flight, escape valve, outflow, escapismescape, leak, leakage, outflownoun
the discharge of a fluid from some container
"they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
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leakage, evasion, leak, escape cock, fountain, escapism, flight, safety valve, spring, news leak, dodging, wetting, passing water, making water, effluence, relief valve, natural spring, efflux, escape valve, outpouring, outflowsafety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escapeverb
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
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leakage, escape valve, leak, escape cock, escapism, dodging, evasion, safety valve, flight, outflow, relief valveescape, get away, break looseverb
run away from confinement
"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
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miss, scat, burst forth, break away, bunk, run away, get out, break loose, get off, take to the woods, scarper, fly the coop, turn tail, run, head for the hills, elude, hightail it, get by, explode, get away, lammiss, escapeverb
fail to experience
"Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
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miss, get away, scat, break away, run away, leave out, bunk, get out, break loose, lose, get off, overlook, take to the woods, lack, overleap, scarper, fly the coop, drop, turn tail, run, omit, head for the hills, neglect, elude, hightail it, pretermit, get by, lamget off, get away, get by, get out, escapeverb
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
"She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
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scarper, trip out, go out, fly the coop, get off, scat, trip, run away, get around, mail, send, send off, lam, dismount, get down, break away, get by, head for the hills, grapple, bunk, take to the woods, deal, pull, hop out, get out, take out, break, manage, leave, break loose, turn on, make out, miss, bring out, pull out, draw, hightail it, elude, exit, run, contend, cope, make do, light, unhorse, get away, turn tailelude, escapeverb
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
"What you are seeing in him eludes me"
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miss, fudge, run, duck, hedge, dodge, break away, run away, hightail it, skirt, get out, break loose, bilk, get off, bunk, take to the woods, scat, scarper, fly the coop, turn tail, circumvent, head for the hills, elude, parry, get by, evade, put off, sidestep, get away, lamescape, get awayverb
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
"We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
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miss, scat, break away, bunk, run away, get out, break loose, get off, take to the woods, scarper, fly the coop, turn tail, run, head for the hills, elude, hightail it, get by, get away, lamscat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break awayverb
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
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course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, get off, run away, move, turn tail, chip, range, break out, run, beat, guide, function, lead, lam, thresh, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, break off, break, break loose, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, get out, get by, secede, thrash, run for, black market, miss, persist, splinter, incline, draw, hightail it, elude, be given, prevail, campaign, get away, tend, chip off, ladder, ply, come off, flail, meltescapeverb
issue or leak, as from a small opening
"Gas escaped into the bedroom"
Synonyms:
miss, scat, break away, bunk, run away, get out, break loose, get off, take to the woods, scarper, fly the coop, turn tail, run, head for the hills, elude, hightail it, get by, get away, lam
How to use escape in a sentence?
There's almost an escape clause in there.
Then, too, it was a place where the central government had little control and where folks could seek a kind of escape from the state.
Rather do what is nothing in the purpose than to be idle, that the devil may find thee doing. The bird that sits is easily shot when the fliers escape the fowler. Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all the virtues, and is the self-made sepulcher of a living man.
I contacted my orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Kevin Jiang, M.D., from New York Presbyterian Hospital, once he gave me the thumbs-up, I started trainingfor my great escape.
The first 72 hours (after the escape) are extraordinarily important here, and if they don't get their hands on him then, I don't know, we may never see this guy again.
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