Synonyms and Antonyms of escape

synonym (synonym of escape)

  • (noun.act)
    flight
    the act of escaping physically (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    escapism
    an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    dodging, evasion
    nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    leak, leakage, outflow
    the discharge of a fluid from some container (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve
    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 (noun.artifact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    break loose, get away
    run away from confinement (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    miss
    fail to experience (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    get away, get by, get off, get out
    escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    elude
    be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.social)
    get away
    remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    break away, bunk, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
    flee; take to one's heels; cut and run (verb.motion)
     

hypernym (escape IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a means or way of escaping (noun.act)
    agency, means, way
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved (noun.act)
     
  • a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild (noun.plant)
    flora, plant, plant life
    (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops)
     
  • 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 (noun.artifact)
    regulator
    any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    valve
    control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid (noun.artifact)
     
  • an avoidance of danger or difficulty (noun.act)
    avoidance, dodging, shunning, turning away
    deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening (noun.act)
     
  • an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy (noun.act)
    diversion, recreation
    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates (noun.act)
     
  • be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by (verb.stative)
    amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex
    be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)
     
  • fail to experience (verb.communication)
    avoid, avoid
    stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something (verb.communication)
     
  • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run (verb.motion)
    go away, go forth, leave
    go away from a place (verb.motion)
     
  • issue or leak, as from a small opening (verb.change)
    come forth, come out, egress, emerge, go forth, issue
    come out of (verb.change)
     
  • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act)
    carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance
    failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances (noun.act)
     
  • remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion (verb.social)
    break loose, escape, get away
    run away from confinement (verb.motion)
     
  • run away from confinement (verb.motion)
    flee, fly, take flight
    run away quickly (verb.motion)
     
  • the act of escaping physically (noun.act)
    running away
    the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be (noun.act)
     
  • the discharge of a fluid from some container (noun.event)
    discharge, outpouring, run
    the pouring forth of a fluid (noun.event)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF escape relation)

  • be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by (verb.stative)
    defy, refuse, resist
    elude, especially in a baffling way (verb.stative)
     
  • escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action (verb.communication)
    evade
    use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid (verb.communication)
     
  • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run (verb.motion)
    flee, fly, take flight
    run away quickly (verb.motion)
     
  • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act)
    escape mechanism
    a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    malingering, skulking
    evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    goldbricking, goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldiering
    the evasion of work or duty (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    circumvention
    the act of evading by going around (noun.act)
     
  • run away from confinement (verb.motion)
    break, break away, break out
    move away or escape suddenly (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    escape from, shake, shake off, throw off
    get rid of (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bilk, elude, evade
    escape, either physically or mentally (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    slip
    move smoothly and easily (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    run away
    escape from the control of (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.social)
    escape, get away
    remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion (verb.social)
     
  • the act of escaping physically (noun.act)
    evasion
    the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    break, breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak
    an escape from jail (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    getaway, lam
    a rapid escape (as by criminals) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    exodus, hegira, hejira
    a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    skedaddle
    a hasty flight (noun.act)
     

instance hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF escape relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))

  • (noun.act)
    hegira, hejira
    the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    underground railroad, underground railway
    secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War (noun.act)
     

derivation (.... is derived from escape)

  • an avoidance of danger or difficulty (noun.act)
    escape, miss
    fail to experience (verb.communication)
     
  • an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy (noun.act)
    dreamer, escapist, wishful thinker
    a person who escapes into a world of fantasy (noun.person)
     
  • be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by (verb.stative)
    elusive
    difficult to describe (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    elusive, subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze (adj.all)
     
  • fail to experience (verb.communication)
    dodging, escape, evasion, dodging, escape, evasion
    nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act)
     
  • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run (verb.motion)
    fleer, fugitive, runaway
    someone who flees from an uncongenial situation (noun.person)
     
  • issue or leak, as from a small opening (verb.change)
    escape, leak, leakage, outflow
    the discharge of a fluid from some container (noun.event)
     
  • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act)
    circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    escape, get away, get by, get off, get out
    escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    escape, get away
    remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion (verb.social)
     
  • remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion (verb.social)
    dodging, escape, evasion
    nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act)
     
  • run away from confinement (verb.motion)
    escape, flight
    the act of escaping physically (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    getaway, lam
    a rapid escape (as by criminals) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    escapee
    someone who escapes (noun.person)
     
  • the act of escaping physically (noun.act)
    break loose, escape, get away
    run away from confinement (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    flee, fly, take flight
    run away quickly (verb.motion)
     
  • the discharge of a fluid from some container (noun.event)
    leak
    have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    escape
    issue or leak, as from a small opening (verb.change)
     
  • (adj.all)
    leaky
    permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases (adj.all)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym instance hyponym derivation flight escapism dodging evasion leak leakage running away agency avoidance dodging diversion recreation evasion break getaway lam exodus hegira hegira hejira underground railroad underground railway break loose flee fly miss dreamer circumvent
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