escape
Slip away unnoticed
Escape, noun and verb, is about getting away from an undesirable person, place, or thing – sometimes in order to avoid hardship or danger.
If a prisoner escapes, he gets free of detention or prison.
This might enable him to escape punishment.
Something that escapes detection goes unnoticed.
An escape is an instance of escaping.
An escape clause is a feature of a contract that allows for avoiding an obligation.
In computers, escape is a character generated by a keystroke that has various functions.
Escape from custody
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
getaway · cell · bars · shackles · handcuffs · warden · guard · manhunt
Place of safety
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- havenShelter from danger
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
oasis · respite · solace · reprieve · shelter · asylum · safe house · bolt-hole
Act of escaping detection
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- circumventAvoid by going around
bypass · evade · deflect · avert · duck · parry · loophole · technicality
Leisure time away
- holidayDay of rest
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- excursionBrief recreational trip
trip · weekend away · sabbatical · break · journey · adventure · road trip · destination
Release from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- releaseTo let go
- independenceFreedom from external control
- unchainedFreed from restraints
unshackled · free · break free · deliverance · manumission · salvation · redemption · extrication
Move with stealth
- slipMinor error or misstep
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- tiptoeWalk on foot-fronts
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
covert · undetected · evasive · stealthy · furtive · ghost · vanish · disappear
Conscious fantasy while awake
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- fictionImagined narrative work
- virtual realityComputer-created interactive environment
- immersionState of being submerged
alternate world · role-playing · cosplay · gaming · binge-watching · movie · novel · distraction
jailbreak
Escape from custody
breakout · getaway · cell · bars · shackles · handcuffs · warden · guard · manhunt · inmate
refuge
Place of safety
getaway · oasis · respite · solace · reprieve · shelter · asylum · safe house · bolt-hole · hideout
evasion
Act of escaping detection
circumvent · bypass · evade · deflect · avert · duck · parry · loophole · technicality · excuse
vacation
Leisure time away
excursion · trip · weekend away · sabbatical · break · journey · adventure · road trip · destination · resort
liberation
Release from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- releaseTo let go
- independenceFreedom from external control
unchained · unshackled · free · break free · deliverance · manumission · salvation · redemption · extrication · loose
sneak
Move with stealth
infiltrate · covert · undetected · evasive · stealthy · furtive · ghost · vanish · disappear · shadow
seep
Flow slowly through
discharge · spill · gas leak · fumes · rupture · breach · valve · hiss · pressurize · seal
daydream
Conscious fantasy while awake
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- fictionImagined narrative work
- virtual realityComputer-created interactive environment
immersion · alternate world · role-playing · cosplay · gaming · binge-watching · movie · novel · distraction · diversion
- adventureadventure, quest, quests, exploration, explorers
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- Adventuresadventure, expedition, exploration, exploring, journey
- leisure themestravel, adventure, relaxation, vacation, beach
- freedomfreedom of choice, freedom of will, free will, expression, speech
- action filmschase scene, car chase, explosion, stunt, shootout
escapecapture
Take into custody
imprisonment · captivity · incarceration · confinement · detention
- fire escapeOutdoor emergency exit route
- escape planStrategy for fleeing confinement
- escape routePlanned exit path
- narrow escapeBarely avoiding disaster
- escape roomLocked puzzle-solving venue
- no escapeNo way out
escaped, escapes, escaping, escapee, escapade, escapism, escape character, inescapable, escapist