Synonyms of break free

break free

phrase

as in escape

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

The hostages managed to break free before anyone got hurt.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• flee
• fly
• run away
• get out
• run off
• break out (of)
• clear out
• leave
• avoid
• move
• lam
• go
• lose
• pull out
• walk out
• abscond
• exit
• evade
• sally (forth)
• take off
• shove (off)
• elude
• depart
• shun
• rescue
• quit
• free
• spring
• release
• loose
• elope
• decamp
• extricate
• bring off
• liberate
• loosen
• redeem
• disentangle
• emancipate
• manumit
• enfranchise
• unfetter
• unbind
• uncage
• unchain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remain
• stay
• linger
• dwell
• hang around
• come back
• abide
• stick around
• return
• tarry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of break free

The idea behind it — these people who just want to break free of convention — was fizzing inside. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026

Just how did these individuals—now worth not just billions, but hundreds of billions of dollars—break free from the gravitational pull of America’s previous efforts at reining them in? — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

Yet a full 20 years after Obama was elected on a promise to break free of Bush’s legacy, policymakers keep getting sucked into the region by an incentive structure that makes the use of force attractive and minimizes its short-term costs. — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026

Hollins broke free through a secondary that may have experienced a coverage bust, but the 50-plus-yard throw was right on the money. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026