gotten away
Made a getaway
Gotten away is the past participle of get away, used in American English where British English prefers "got away." To have gotten away is to have escaped: The burglars had gotten away before police arrived.
To have gotten away with something is to have avoided consequences for wrongdoing: He'd gotten away with cheating for years.
- escapedGot away from confinement
- fledEscaped from danger
- eludedAvoided being caught
- evadedSuccessfully avoided capture
- slipped through the cracksEscaped notice despite oversight
disappeared · absconded · flew the coop · on the lam · chase · outrun · vanish · left no trace · unpunished · off the hook · home free · exhilaration · relief · slipped · stealth · scot-free · beat the rap · long gone
gotten awaycaught
Seized or grabbed
captured · apprehended · nabbed · arrested · seized
gotten awayheld accountable
brought to justice · punished · convicted · paid the price · answerable
gotten awayconfined
Kept within bounds
detained · held · imprisoned · locked up · restrained