to get away

Examples

• All

• I knew only that I had to get away by myself to think.

  Fiction book (1999)

• But this is just the Nez Perce trying to escape their homeland and get away from the cavalry force that had occupied here.

• How did she get away?

  Los Angeles (2021)

• - Hey man, she got away.

  Hell Riders (1984)

• I wanted to get away from this town, but really, the only thing I was trying to escape was me.

  Honor Society (2022)

• Now it was his turn to struggle to get away from her.

  Fiction book (1995)

• He ran into the forest, got away and made it back to Mexico.

  FLAGRANT

• Jack wasn't worried they'd be pursued, yet he wanted to get away as soon as possible.

  Fiction book (1999)

• "Ipa ran into the shadows of the night, glad to get away from Xucate's inquisition.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The prisoner plotted to get away from the high-security facility at night.

Synonyms

G

to get out

vsto get away

∞ 1.0

Leave a place or situation

is escape specifically from being held or confined, usually secret or forced

E

to escape

vsto get away

∞ 1.0

To get away from a place where you are kept or are in danger

involves leaving a held place often secretly or by force

S

to shake

vsto get away

• Informal

392 4.6

To get away from someone who is following you

is escape from a held place, not only evading a follower

F

to flee

vsto get away

331 2.4

To run away from a place because it is dangerous

is escape from being confined, not only fleeing danger

E

to escape from

vsto get away

137 2.7

To get away from a person, place, or situation that causes trouble

is escape specifically from being held in a place, often secretly

R

to run away

vsto get away

93 1.1

To become difficult to control or stop, for example prices

is escape that focuses on being held in a place and breaking out

B

to break out

vsto get away

51 3.6

To get free quickly from a place or situation, often from captivity

is escape from being held, often done secretly or by force

E

to extricate

vsto get away

22 7.6

Free a person or thing from something that traps them

is escape from physical confinement, typically done secretly or by force

F

to fly the coop

vsto get away

• Informal

12 7.9

To leave a place suddenly without permission

is escape from confinement with emphasis on secret or forced departure

B

to break free from

vsto get away

11 4.1

To escape limits or control and become independent

is a physical escape from being held or confined, often by force

B

to break loose

vsto get away

8 3.9

To force yourself free from a place or person

is escape that involves being held in a place, often by force

B

to break away

vsto get away

5 3.6

To escape suddenly from control, capture, or a group

is escape from physical confinement rather than merely leaving a group

Antonyms

C

capture

112 3.2

The act of taking control of another person or their land by force

How Secret

to sneak out

• Informal

125 3.7

to slip out

39 3.8

to get away

165 3.0

to escape

∞ 1.0

to break out

51 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology