escapes

Slips through unnoticed

Escapes is the plural of escape—instances of getting away from confinement, danger, or unpleasant situations: The prison had three escapes last year.

It also refers to diversions from routine or stress: weekend escapes to the country.

As a verb, escapes is the third-person singular: Nothing escapes her notice.

getaway

vacation

Leisure time away

haven · respite · hideaway · refuge · breakaway · excursion · flee · departure · evasion · flight

leak

seepage

Slow fluid escape

spill · discharge · bleed · percolate · emission · vent · breach · rupture · puncture · fissure

Categories
Opposites
physical confinement/movement

escapessurrenders

Ceases resistance formally

enters · submits · gives up · capitulates · yields

confrontation vs. avoidance

escapesfaces

Front of heads

confronts · meets · engages · tackles · addresses

persistence/continuity

escapesstays

Remains in place

remains · lingers · persists · endures · abides

Phrases
Family

escape, escaped, escaping, escapee, escapism, escapist, escaper, escapers, escapement

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G