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the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement<a daring prison escape>Synonymsflight, getaway, lam, slipRelated Wordsdeliverance, liberation, redemption, release, rescue, salvationNear Antonymsimprisonment, incarceration; custody, detention, hold, holding, retention; danger, hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk
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the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable<the reading of science fiction novels as an escape from boring reality>Synonymsavoidance, cop-out, dodging, ducking, eluding, eschewing, evasion, out, shaking, shunningRelated Wordsbypassing, circumvention; averting, deflection, preventionNear Antonymsabidance, endurance, submission, toleration
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