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Synonyms for escape

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for escape

to break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation

to keep away from

to fail to be fixed by the mind, memory, or senses of

the act or an instance of escaping, as from confinement or difficulty

the act, an instance, or a means of avoiding

freedom from worry, care, or unpleasantness

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Synonyms for escape

the act of escaping physically

an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

an avoidance of danger or difficulty

a means or way of escaping

a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

the discharge of a fluid from some container

a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler)

run away from confinement

fail to experience

escape potentially unpleasant consequences

be incomprehensible to

remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

issue or leak, as from a small opening

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