escaped
Slipped the cage
Escaped is the past tense of escape—having gotten away from confinement, danger, or an undesirable situation.
An escaped prisoner has broken free from custody.
Escaped also describes things that have gotten loose: an escaped zoo animal, escaped gas from a pipeline.
What has escaped your notice went undetected: The error escaped everyone's attention.
Avoided being caught
- evadedSuccessfully avoided capture
- slippedLost traction momentarily
- dodgedAvoided by quick movement
- sidesteppedAvoided by moving aside
outmaneuvered · outwitted · undetected · stealth · covert · hidden · evasive · slippery
Fastened or fled suddenly
- abscondedDeparted secretly, furtively
- decampedDeparted suddenly, often secretly
- hightailedDeparted with urgency
- skedaddledDeparted hastily, informally
darted · sprinted · ran · flew · scrambled · departed · exited · sneaked
Released from confinement
- emancipatedReleased from subjugation
- releasedSet free from confinement
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- freedReleased from confinement
asylum · sanctuary · refuge · exile · refugee · independence · autonomy · deliverance
Escape from custody
- convictJailed offender after trial
- inmateConfined facility resident
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
cellblock · shackles · manacles · handcuffs · incarceration · watchtower · perimeter · lockdown
Act of chasing something
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- huntPursuit of quarry
- trackerOne who follows trails
bloodhound · search · detective · hound · trail · surveillance · stalker · dragnet
Sustained effort capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
hardship · wilderness · shelter · forage · evasion · navigation · terrain · exposure
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
- narrowOf small width
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
daring · breathless · suspenseful · cliffhanger · nail-biting · edge-of-seat · white-knuckle · exhilarating
eluded
Avoided being caught
sidestepped · outmaneuvered · outwitted · undetected · stealth · covert · hidden · evasive · slippery · cunning
bolted
Fastened or fled suddenly
- abscondedDeparted secretly, furtively
- decampedDeparted suddenly, often secretly
- hightailedDeparted with urgency
skedaddled · darted · sprinted · ran · flew · scrambled · departed · exited · sneaked · slipped
liberated
Released from confinement
- emancipatedReleased from subjugation
- releasedSet free from confinement
- unshackledReleased from restraints
freed · asylum · sanctuary · refuge · exile · refugee · independence · autonomy · deliverance · redemption
jailbreak
Escape from custody
warden · cellblock · shackles · manacles · handcuffs · incarceration · watchtower · perimeter · lockdown · solitary
pursuit
Act of chasing something
tracker · bloodhound · search · detective · hound · trail · surveillance · stalker · dragnet · APB
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
adversity · hardship · wilderness · shelter · forage · evasion · navigation · terrain · exposure · isolation
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
- narrowOf small width
harrowing · daring · breathless · suspenseful · cliffhanger · nail-biting · edge-of-seat · white-knuckle · exhilarating · intense
breach
Breaking of agreement
seepage · gas · fumes · valve · pressure · containment · hazmat · rupture · ventilation · toxic
- disappearedvanished, disappeared, gone, vanish, faded
- relegation battledrop zone, bottom three, survival, demoted, doomed
- criminal traitsconvicted, guilty, accused, arrested, wanted
- freefree, freed, liberated, released, unchained
- Manhuntfugitive, manhunt, wanted poster, most wanted, pursuit
- gonegone, absent, away, departed, missing
escapedcaptured
Taken by force
recaptured · caught · imprisoned · confined · incarcerated
escapedsuccumbed
Stopped resisting, gave way
perished · suffered · endured · encountered · met with
escapedfaced
Met without flinching
confronted · remained · stayed · encountered · engaged
- 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
escape, escapes, escaping, escapee, escapism, inescapable, escapist, escaper, escapees