Synonyms for escape
ɪˈskeɪpes·cape

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.8 / 5 votes

1. escape

   Synonyms:
   elude, decamp, abscond, fly, flee, evade, avoid

   Antonyms:
   incur, confront, encounter, meet, suffer

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 6 votes

1. 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"

   Synonyms:
   relief valve, leakage, trajectory, evasion, dodging, escape cock, flight of stairs, leak, safety valve, flight, escape valve, outflow, flying, flight of steps, escapism

2. escape, 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"

   Synonyms:
   relief valve, leakage, evasion, dodging, escape cock, leak, safety valve, flight, escape valve, outflow, escapism

3. evasion, 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"

   Synonyms:
   leakage, evasion, equivocation, nonpayment, turning away, dodge, escapism, shunning, flight, safety valve, escape cock, dodging, leak, relief valve, avoidance, escape valve, scheme, outflow

4. escapenoun

   an avoidance of danger or difficulty

   "that was a narrow escape"

   Synonyms:
   relief valve, leakage, evasion, dodging, escape cock, leak, safety valve, flight, escape valve, outflow, escapism

5. escapenoun

   a means or way of escaping

   "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"

   Synonyms:
   relief valve, leakage, evasion, dodging, escape cock, leak, safety valve, flight, escape valve, outflow, escapism

6. escapenoun

   a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

   Synonyms:
   relief valve, leakage, evasion, dodging, escape cock, leak, safety valve, flight, escape valve, outflow, escapism

7. escape, 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"

   Synonyms:
   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, outflow

8. safety 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

   Synonyms:
   leakage, escape valve, leak, escape cock, escapism, dodging, evasion, safety valve, flight, outflow, relief valve

9. escape, get away, break looseverb

   run away from confinement

   "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"

   Synonyms:
   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, lam

10. miss, escapeverb

    fail to experience

    "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"

    Synonyms:
    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, lam

11. get 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"

    Synonyms:
    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 tail

12. elude, escapeverb

    be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

    "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

    Synonyms:
    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, lam

13. escape, 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"

    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

14. scat, 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"

    Synonyms:
    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, melt

15. escapeverb

    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

Matched Categories

1. • Avoidance
   • Baffle
   • Diversion
   • Issue
   • Leave
   • Means
   • Negligence
   • Plant
   • Running Away

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. get away, get out, released, unshackled, fleeverb

   she finally had a chance to escape her prison.

   Submitted by Soulwriter on July 11, 2021  

2. escape and monitor

   Submitted by bobk on March 6, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. escapeverb

   Synonyms:
   avoid, shun, evade, elude, flee from, get out of the way of

2. escapeverb

   Synonyms:
   pass unobserved

3. escapeverb

   Synonyms:
   flee, fly, abscond, decamp, VAMOSE, ABSQUATULATE, SLOPE, make or effect one's escape, make off, steal away, hasten away, slink away, run away, break loose, break away, gain one's freedom, whip off, take one's self off, beat a retreat, take to one's heels, cut and run, take french leave, be among the missing

4. escapeverb

   Synonyms:
   slip, pass, go by, slip through the fingers, be passed over, be omitted

5. escapenoun

   Synonyms:
   flight

6. escapenoun

   Synonyms:
   release (from threatened danger)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "escape":

   flee, evade, évasion, exhaust, leak, evacuation, leakage, elude, flight, avoid, shirk, outrun, jailbreak, avoidance, getaway, elope, circumvent, abscond, fugue, escapement, esc, run

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1. Samer Jaber:

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2. Mohamad Jamal Khweis:

   There was an imam, who taught us ... the Sharia, and the religion, i didn't complete the whole Sharia. I didn't agree with their ideology. That's when I wanted to escape.

3. Gloria Allred:

   I think he understands that we will be asking him anything and everything that may bear on his credibility in reference to our client Judith Huth's allegations about what happened at the Playboy Mansion, he may try to escape. He's going to evade, but we're going to have a lot of questions.

4. Paul Dergarabedian:

   Barco Escape proves that a furtherance of the in-theater experience to even greater immersive levels is part of an overall strategy to differentiate the theatrical experience from the in-home experience.

5. Diane Black:

   It is a sad day in America when those who harvest the body parts of aborted babies escape consequences for their actions, while the courageous truth-tellers who expose their misdeeds are handed down a politically motivated indictment instead.