ESCAPES Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of escape

as in flees

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time

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as in evades

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment

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escapes

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noun

plural of escape

as in breaks

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement a daring prison escape

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This sleek wrap dress and skort is great for hot-weather escapes. — Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026 Facilities must notify the state of significant incidents — including serious injuries to youth, escapes or restraint use — within 24 hours. — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026 When the Delgado family escapes their house, they are surrounded by other, far more hostile creatures. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 The incident is part of a broader trend, with Anthropic and other researchers reporting similar AI agent escapes and even social engineering attempts, underscoring the urgent need to re-evaluate AI security and sandboxing. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Sweet potatoes naturally contain resistant starch, which is a type of starch that escapes digestion and does not raise blood sugar. — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2026 Continue reading … FAMILY BETRAYAL — Florida woman survives brother's brutal machete attack as toddler escapes unharmed. — FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Researchers at Pillar Security just published a report on sandbox escapes and boundary bypasses in popular AI coding agents such as Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and Antigravity. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 Odysseus blinds the Cyclops and escapes Circe with the help of a magic herb, but not before losing some of his men. — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

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Summary The Maldives, long known for luxury escapes, is experiencing a significant shift in traveler expectations. — Lela London, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 No dragons, of course, but plenty of political conniving, clashing swords and last-minute escapes. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 This month’s lineup spans everything from high-stakes thrillers to romantic escapes that linger long after the final page. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 31 July 2026 Patrick Obert, who co-founded Stirred Travel in 2016, seeks out extraordinary European locations for the company’s unique culinary escapes, matching acclaimed chefs with exceptional regional food, in a relaxed house-party atmosphere. — Xandie Nutting, TheWeek, 28 July 2026 Experts say younger travelers are choosing unique experiences, affordable escapes, and places with fewer crowds. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 For traffickers and offenders who rely on quick escapes along our state’s busy roadways, LPRs strip away their advantage. — Charles "chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 From adults-only pools to tranquil spas, these luxury resorts offer relaxing escapes tailored to travelers over 50. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 7 July 2026 This season’s new fiction and nonfiction illuminate our manic world while offering riveting escapes. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for escapes

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Holden eagerly rebels against Pencey Prep, gets the boot, and flees to New York City, a place with its own vices and hazards, but without the sort of propaganda and pretense that obscure the school’s dark underside.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Ulf’s dragon, Silverwing, flees the scene and lives out the rest of her days as a wild dragon.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

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This skin-crawling faux-documentary concerns a prolific New York serial killer who evades capture despite recording his brazen crimes.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
However, Noussair Mazraoui evades Casemiro’s challenge far too easily before Bilal El Khannouss releases Achraf Hakimi on the far side.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026

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Onward to Alaska … Rocket Lab currently flies from two different launch sites—one on the North Island of company founder and chief executive Peter Beck’s native New Zealand and one at Wallops Island in Virginia.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Flight 2482 is a round-trip route that often flies back and forth between Chicago and Phoenix.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of flies

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The larger battery gives it the sort of range that makes an EV genuinely useful for long-distance driving, while the interior avoids some of the irritating touchscreen-heavy trends found elsewhere.

— Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
But governments are also aware that as ice melts in the coming decades, transit seasons could extend and additional routes can open up, such as a potential trans-polar route that avoids Russian coastlines altogether.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoids

Noun

On top of that, the Iranian airspace was closed to all flights during the bombings and Iranians were fleeing the country.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Airlines, supported by resilient travel demand and the shutdown of budget carrier Spirit in May, have hiked airfare and baggage fees and cut less profitable flights.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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Oklahoma City went 8-0 against LeBron James and the Lakers this season — and the defending champs are also 8-0 in these playoffs after back-to-back routs of Phoenix and Los Angeles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 May 2026
High school football in La Jolla this week was a tale of two routs — one on the positive side and the other not so much.

— La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025

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The erosion in Newport Beach comes after a busy summer for lifeguards, who in June had to take roughly 12,000 preventive actions, including moving people out of hazardous situations and carrying out more than 500 rescues.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Many rescues have been found to be abusive and worse than a kill pen.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

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