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escape vs skedaddle

skedaddle vs escape

escape and skedaddle both are nouns.

escape and skedaddle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
escape Yes No Yes No
skedaddle Yes No Yes No
As nouns, skedaddle is a hyponym of escape; that is, skedaddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than escape:
  • escape: the act of escaping physically
  • skedaddle: a hasty flight
As verbs, skedaddle is a hyponym of escape; that is, skedaddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than escape:
  • escape: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
  • skedaddle: run away, as if in a panic
Other hyponyms of escape include flee, fly, take flight.
escape (noun) skedaddle (noun)
the act of escaping physically a hasty flight
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) skedaddle (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening run away, as if in a panic
fail to experience
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
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 skedaddle

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