Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To get away from a place or situation that is undesirable, dangerous, or restricting.
Escape
/ɪs'keɪp/Synonyms:
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Examples:
'He can not have escaped.
The aunt and niece seemed both escaping into the adjoining room.
'No one escapes,' he repeated.
Etymology:
Borrowed in the early 14th century from Old French eschaper, from Vulgar Latin excappare. The term is derived from the Latin roots ex- meaning out and cappa meaning cloak. It initially referred to the literal sense of an individual slipping out of a cloak and later evolved into its broader meanings today.
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