🏃‍♂️escape

verb
/ɪˈskeɪp/

Meaning

To break free from confinement or control; to get away.
an act of breaking free from confinement or control; a way out

Example Sentences

The prisoner tried to escape from jail.

The prisoner's escape from the jail shocked the authorities.

Example Expressions

escape reality

Synonyms

flee, break out, evade, get away, run away, flight, getaway, breakout, freedom
Entry 1
flee, break out, evade, get away, run away
Entry 2
flight, getaway, breakout, freedom

Antonyms

stay, capture, confinement, imprisonment, entrapment
Entry 1
stay, capture, confinement
Entry 2
capture, imprisonment, confinement, entrapment

Collocations

escape route, escape plan, escape from, narrow escape
Entry 1
escape route, escape plan, escape from, narrow escape
Entry 2
narrow escape, escape route, escape plan

More Example Sentences

He escaped from paying extra fees.

She escaped from a stressful situation.

We escaped from the rain by going inside.

He escaped from the accident without injury.

I escaped from making the same mistake again.

They escaped from traffic by taking a side road.

Will the corrupted people escape by dint of power?

We escaped from the noisy street for a quiet café.

They escaped from the situation by staying silent.

Will the corrupted politicians escape by dint of money?

Related Vocabularies

to expect or look forward to something; to realize or foresee in advance
to become twisted together or caught in something; to involve in difficulties
to condemn or criticize strongly; used as an expletive to express anger or emphasis
to direct your eyes to see something; to appear or seem
to move quickly and energetically; to push or work hard to achieve something
To struggle or stagger clumsily; to experience difficulty or confusion.

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