escape vs avoid

avoid vs escape

escape is a noun but avoid is not a noun.

escape and avoid both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
escape	Yes	No	Yes	No
avoid	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, avoid is a hypernym of escape; that is, avoid is a word with a broader meaning than escape:

escape: fail to experience
avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

As verbs, avoid is a hypernym of escape; that is, avoid is a word with a broader meaning than escape:

escape: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

escape (noun)	avoid (noun)
the act of escaping physically
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
an avoidance of danger or difficulty
a means or way of escaping
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
the discharge of a fluid from some container
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

escape (verb)	avoid (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening	stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
fail to experience	refrain from certain foods or beverages
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action	declare invalid
run away from confinement	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run	refrain from doing something
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

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