escapers
Those who fled
Escapers is the plural of escaper—people who escape or have escaped from confinement, danger, or unpleasant circumstances.
The word appears most often in contexts involving prisoners of war or refugees: The escapers tunneled under the fence at night.
While escapee is more common in everyday speech, escaper emphasizes the agent performing the action rather than the person who has escaped.
One who flees
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- deserterOne who abandons duty
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
exile · absconder · outlaw · jailbreaker · prison break · manhunt · pursuit · hideout
Release from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- unshackledReleased from restraints
release · unbound · sanctuary · refuge · asylum · self-determination · oppression · captivity
- clueSolving aid
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- codeSymbolic communication system
- cipherHidden writing system
lock · timer · riddle · hint · strategy · collaboration · decipher · breakout
Story's central figure
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- pursuitAct of chasing something
captive · hostage · kidnapping · villain · antagonist · plot twist · tension · peril
One still alive after
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
shelter · camouflage · rescue · navigation · resourcefulness · improvisation · evasion · hiding
runaway
One who flees
refugee · exile · absconder · outlaw · jailbreaker · prison break · manhunt · pursuit · hideout · on the run
liberation
Release from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
unshackled · release · unbound · sanctuary · refuge · asylum · self-determination · oppression · captivity · breaking free
puzzle solver
cipher · lock · timer · riddle · hint · strategy · collaboration · decipher · breakout · challenge
protagonist
Story's central figure
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- chaseRapid following of quarry
pursuit · captive · hostage · kidnapping · villain · antagonist · plot twist · tension · peril · survival story
survivor
One still alive after
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
foraging · shelter · camouflage · rescue · navigation · resourcefulness · improvisation · evasion · hiding · cunning
- 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, escaped, escapes, escaper, escapement, escapements, escapeable