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get away vs escape

escape vs get away

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

get away and escape both are verbs.

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

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