Word ESCAPE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms
escape
🇺🇸 [ɪˈskeɪp]
Meanings
To break free from a place, situation, or condition, especially one that is undesirable or confining.
Examples
- The prisoner managed to escape from the jail.
- She needed to escape from her stressful job.
- They escaped from the flood by climbing to higher ground.
Synonyms
flee
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break out
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evade
Antonyms
trap
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capture
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confinement