hide-out

Fugitive's safe place

A hide-out is a place where someone conceals themselves, especially to avoid being found by authorities or enemies: The gang used an abandoned warehouse as their hide-out.

The word suggests secrecy and often illegality—fugitives have hide-outs, not vacationers.

Also spelled hideout.

refuge

sanctuary

Protected sacred space

hideaway · bolthole · lair · den · bunker · cabin · shack · cave · dugout · treehouse

secrecy

clandestine

Concealed from authorities

incognito · camouflage · disguised · undisclosed · secret · stealthy · cloak-and-dagger · surreptitious · furtive · off-grid

fugitive

escape

Flight from captivity

outlaw · abscond · lam · fugitive · pursuit · bounty · evade · elude · disappear · vanish

Opposites
visibility and accessibility

hide-outpublic address

Broadcast communication system

headquarters · open house · home base · meeting place · public square

official/legitimate residence

hide-outhome address

Residential street designation

official residence · permanent residence · legal domicile · home base · primary residence

purpose/function

hide-outwelcome center

Facility greeting arriving guests

reception area · visitor center · public office · open house · gathering place

Family

hideout, hideouts

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G