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recreation vs escape

escape vs recreation

recreation and escape both are nouns.

recreation is not a verb while escape is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recreation Yes No No No
escape Yes No Yes No
As nouns, escape is a hyponym of recreation; that is, escape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recreation:
  • recreation: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
  • escape: an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
recreation (noun) escape (noun)
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates the act of escaping physically
activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation 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
recreation (verb) escape (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening
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 recreation and escape

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