getting away

Leaving the scene

Getting away is escaping or departing, especially from routine or confinement.

You get away from work for vacation, get away from a pursuer, or get away from it all by retreating somewhere peaceful: We're getting away to the mountains this weekend.

A criminal who escapes capture gets away.

To ask what someone is getting away with questions whether they're avoiding deserved consequences.

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hideaway · elude · break free · skipping town · evade · abscond · vanish · evasion · holiday · breakaway · wanderlust · serenity · detachment · respite · mental break · exodus · hiding · off the grid

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Opposites
movement/location change

getting awaystaying put

Remaining in place

remaining · arriving · coming back · returning · staying

escape/capture

getting awaygetting caught

surrendering · falling into a trap

engagement/involvement

getting awaydiving in

Starting with full commitment

getting into it · sticking with it · engaging · committing · buckling down

Family

gets, gotten, getting, away, begotten, forget, forgets, forgotten, forgetting

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G