Synonyms of escaped

escaped 1 of 2

adjective

as in unconfined

Related Words

• unconfined
• loose
• unbound
• unleashed
• unrestrained
• untied
• undone
• unfettered
• free
• unfastened
• unbolted
• footloose
• disengaged
• unanchored
• unchained
• uncaged
• clear
• uncaught

Dissimilar Words

• confined
• bound
• caught
• restrained
• imprisoned
• unfree
• enclosed
• caged
• bolted
• chained
• tied
• kidnapped
• anchored
• fettered
• penned
• immured
• leashed
• manacled
• fastened
• shackled

escaped

2 of 2

verb

past tense of escape

1

as in fled

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fled
• flew
• left
• absconded
• avoided
• moved
• lost
• evaded
• exited
• got out
• cleared out
• broke out (of)
• ran off
• went
• ran away
• departed
• broke free
• eluded
• rescued
• lammed
• shunned
• liberated
• released
• quit
• decamped
• pulled out
• freed
• eloped
• walked out
• extricated
• sprang
• emancipated
• loosed
• loosened
• shoved (off)
• disentangled
• redeemed
• sallied (forth)
• took off
• brought off
• enfranchised
• manumitted
• unbound
• unfettered
• unchained
• uncaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remained
• stayed
• lingered
• returned
• hung around
• dwelled
• came back
• tarried
• stuck around
• abided

2

as in evaded

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evaded
• avoided
• eluded
• shunned
• shook
• eschewed
• dodged
• prevented
• deflected
• eliminated
• scaped
• kept clear of
• ducked
• shuffled (out of)
• shirked
• steered clear of
• fought shy of
• excluded
• stayed clear of
• missed
• thwarted
• circumvented
• averted
• got around
• finessed
• precluded
• obviated
• weaseled (out of)
• diverted
• parried
• warded (off)
• ruled out
• debarred
• banned
• outwitted
• excepted
• outsmarted
• bypassed
• foiled
• barred
• frustrated
• overreached
• outfoxed
• foxed
• skirted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sought
• accepted
• pursued
• welcomed
• embraced
• caught
• incurred
• courted
• contracted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of escaped

Adjective

Before the successful capture, the Galahad SPCA said it had been asked not to capture the escaped marsupial or otherwise intervene. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

Stitch centers on a lonely girl who befriends a blue puppy that turns out to be an escaped alien engineered to be a weapon of mass destruction. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026

Residents in the region say they have been targeted by a coalition led by an escaped prisoner who had been condemned to life in prison before escaping. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026

His car was found on the Turkey Creek Bridge near Denver, where he had been abducted by an escaped murderer, Joseph Corbett, looking for a quick get-rich scheme. — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026

Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, pleaded with President Lincoln to allow Blacks to be able to join the Union. — Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026

An ambush at a Boise hospital left three Department of Correction officers with gunshot wounds and two suspects, including an escaped prisoner, fleeing from the scene. — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026

Her grandfather was an escaped slave from Missouri who made his way to Grinnell via the Underground Railroad in 1859 and established himself there as a barber, according to historical records cited by the Drake Community Library. — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 5 Jan. 2026

When an escaped Eleven finds her way to a diner (the image of a bald Brown in a hospital gown shoving fries into her mouth is indelible), Brenner’s team impersonates social services, kills the kind proprietor, but fails to apprehend her. — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025

Verb

The agency believes the animals were likely captive and escaped or were released. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 July 2026

Juan Luna and Jim Degorski escaped justice for nearly a decade until investigators caught a break. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

In this episode, a woman named Evelyn (Kaja Chan), who works in Silo 18’s marketplace, helps the authorities find Mayor Juliette, who has intentionally escaped from her bodyguard. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Sasaki’s troubles this season have been hard to pin down since his last win on May 23, as Sasaki tries to claw back the triple-digit velocity that’s escaped him as of late. — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Not even family members escaped the memory lapse, which led doctors to initiate stroke protocol. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

But Márquez escaped when Nolan Arenado lined a ball up the middle that second baseman Sung-Mun Song caught and ran to step on the bag for a double play. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

William Carney, a man who escaped slavery to become a Union soldier in the Civil War and who was awarded the Medal of Honor for protecting the American flag from touching the ground during battle. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

The test scores, which are counted on a scale out of 100 points, never escaped the 60s, according to multiple insiders. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026