elope

verb

Definition of elopenext
as in to escape

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Recent Examples of elope The soaring costs of traditional ceremonies have led more couples to elope when tying the knot. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 After meeting on the set of All My Children, Consuelos and Ripa eloped in Las Vegas on May 1, 1996. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 May 2026 The couple became engaged in January 2008 and eloped in April of that year, marrying in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, according to E! — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Intimacy was everything for Alexandria Thompson, 30, and Ashwani Srivastava, 39, who are planning to elope in Las Vegas in May 2026 before their March 2027 wedding. — Kristy Alpert, Vogue, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for elope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elope
  1. escape
  2. abscond
  3. lam
  4. decamp
  5. scram
  6. get out
  7. scarper
Verb
  • Police said he is wanted on a felony arrest warrant charging him with resisting police, disarming a police officer, escape from custody, and operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Anticipating the backlash, Franklyn had already booked an island getaway to escape the noise.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • The would-be savior has absconded, dealing a fatal blow to LIV’s resurrection.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In January 2023, Jair Bolsonaro, Flávio’s father, absconded to Florida after getting bested by Lula months earlier.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of abscond
Verb
  • No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.
    — Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
  • One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.
    — Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023
Definition of lam
Verb
  • But the filmmaker has said he was once offered the opportunity to decamp and direct a rival James Bond film.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Bread & Butter’s title track is the only time when things decamp to the treacly, mostly because of how Cartunez’s syrupy beat drowns out Droog’s hazy memories of 9/11 and descriptions of a side chick who looks like Ronnie from The Player’s Club.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of decamp
Verb
  • Tony Vitello didn’t get through the first inning before being told to scram, thrown out by home plate umpire Ryan Blakney for arguing a check-swing call.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The chicks reportedly also told Fiona the squirrel to scram—just like mom.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
Definition of scram
Verb
  • Police said information, including surveillance video, indicated that the woman got out of the car and ran inside a convenience store for help.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • This isn't a speaker for playing sensible background music at a dinner party; it's meant for a raging house party that could get out of control.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of get out
Verb
  • Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.
    — Vulture, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.
    — SI.com, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019
Definition of scarper

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“Elope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elope. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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