hideaway

24 5.1

A private place where someone goes to be alone

noun
/ˈhaɪdəˌweɪ/

: refugio

The garden was our secret hideaway.
a secret hideaway
a mountain hideaway
a rustic hideaway

And because that's, would you play him and come into the hideaway with me and you'll, you'll, you'll be Barry Manilow.

Examples

Afterward, they went out to eat, and Shanahan took him to The Hideaway for open mic night.

Blog text (25)
She found her hideaway in the old bookstore, where she could read for hours without interruptions.
Told me all about you and your little country hideaway.

Assassination Games (2011)
And this is her hideaway.

Something to Sing About (1937)
Your blog can be a personal hideaway or a professional promotional tool.

Blog text (1)
The two of us took shifts watching Rudolph's hideaway over the next several hours.

Fiction book (1995)
He is said to be keeping a low profile in a secret hideaway on Chesapeake Bay.

Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
Senators seek sanctuary in their Capitol hideaway offices (the name says it all).

Blog text (11)
Billy had come down, taken what he'd wanted, and then retreated upstairs to his hideaway.

Fiction book (1991)
A low mist hangs tight to the forest floor as Eric seals up his hideaway for hopefully the last time.

Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

sanctuary

vshideaway

142 4.1

A safe place where people go to escape danger

is mainly a private secret refuge used for solitude or to avoid being found

haven

vshideaway

124 3.9

A safe place where people or animals are protected from danger

is a private secret place for being alone or avoiding discovery

safe house

vshideaway

109 4.8

A house where people in danger hide to stay safe

is a general private refuge not limited to buildings or specific groups

retreat

vshideaway

95 4.2

A quiet place where you can relax alone

is a refuge used to avoid discovery rather than mainly relax

nest

vshideaway

75 2.5

A small quiet place where someone can rest alone

is a refuge focused more on secrecy or avoiding being found

hiding place

vshideaway

60 2.5

A secret place where nobody can find a person or thing

is mainly for quiet private refuge, not only concealment from view

hideout

vshideaway

54 4.0

A secret place where someone stays to avoid being found

is a private refuge for solitude rather than an illegal secret base

nook

vshideaway

40 3.0

A small sheltered corner where you can sit or read

is a refuge that can be larger and used to avoid being found

den

vshideaway

NSFW

36 6.0

A secret place used as a hideout, often by criminals

is a private refuge for anyone, not mainly for criminal use

hidey-hole

vshideaway

Informal

3 7.5

A small secret place to keep things safe or be alone

is a private refuge that is larger and not necessarily tiny

mousehole

vshideaway

1 7.0

A small narrow space where a person can hide

is a private refuge that may be larger and more comfortable

covert

vshideaway

1 7.9

A thick area of bushes where animals hide

is a private human refuge rather than a natural animal cover

bolthole

vshideaway

1 8.3

A private place to go to relax or hide from others

is a private refuge used for solitude rather than only a quick escape

island of solitude

vshideaway

1 8.4

A quiet place where someone can be alone to think

is a private secret shelter for safety or to avoid being found

Antonyms

exposure

96 3.9

Making a secret or hidden thing known to people

How Secluded

hermitage

4 9.9

sanctuary

142 4.1

retreat

95 4.2

hideaway

24 5.1

nook

40 3.0

Surface Forms

hideaway singular

hideaways plural

Morphology

hideaway = hide + away (transparent) = hide + away

The noun denotes a place to 'hide away' and its meaning follows directly from the combination of 'hide' + 'away'.

Etymology

The word hideaway is a simple combination of hide ('to hide') and away ('off' or 'not here'), and it makes you picture a place tucked out of sight. So a hideaway is a private or secret spot where you can be alone and not be found.