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escape vs get away

get away vs escape

escape is a noun but get away is not a noun.

escape and get away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
escape Yes No Yes No
get away No No Yes No
As verbs, escape and get away are synonyms defined as:
  • escape and get away: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
Other synonyms of escape include get by, get off, get out.
As verbs, escape and get away are synonyms defined as:
  • escape and get away: run away from confinement
Other synonyms of escape include break loose.
As verbs, get away is a hyponym of escape; that is, get away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than escape:
  • escape: run away from confinement
  • get away: remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
As verbs, escape and get away are synonyms defined as:
  • escape and get away: remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
As verbs, get away is a hypernym of escape; that is, get away is a word with a broader meaning than escape:
  • escape: remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
  • get away: run away from confinement
Other hypernyms of escape include break loose, escape.
escape (noun) get away (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) get away (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
fail to experience run away from confinement
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
run away from confinement
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
Difference between escape and get away

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