Synonyms of escaping

escaping

verb

present participle of escape

1

as in fleeing

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fleeing
• flying
• leaving
• avoiding
• moving
• absconding
• exiting
• evading
• losing
• getting out
• running away
• running off
• breaking free
• going
• breaking out (of)
• clearing out
• departing
• eluding
• lamming
• rescuing
• shunning
• quitting
• liberating
• eloping
• extricating
• emancipating
• releasing
• freeing
• pulling out
• springing
• walking out
• taking off
• disentangling
• shoving (off)
• decamping
• loosening
• loosing
• redeeming
• enfranchising
• sallying (forth)
• manumitting
• unfettering
• bringing off
• unbinding
• unchaining
• uncaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remaining
• staying
• lingering
• dwelling
• hanging around
• returning
• abiding
• sticking around
• coming back
• tarrying

2

as in avoiding

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

• avoiding
• evading
• eluding
• preventing
• dodging
• eschewing
• shunning
• shaking
• deflecting
• eliminating
• shuffling (out of)
• ducking
• shirking
• scaping
• keeping clear of
• circumventing
• steering clear of
• fighting shy of
• staying clear of
• missing
• thwarting
• finessing
• excluding
• precluding
• getting around
• weaseling (out of)
• averting
• obviating
• diverting
• parrying
• banning
• excepting
• warding (off)
• bypassing
• outwitting
• ruling out
• debarring
• foiling
• outsmarting
• barring
• overreaching
• frustrating
• skirting
• outfoxing
• foxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeking
• pursuing
• accepting
• embracing
• catching
• welcoming
• contracting
• courting
• incurring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of escaping

Some tea strainers feature a mesh casing, which is the best option for preventing small particles from escaping the infuser and winding up in your drink. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

New research, however, suggests our planet has a better chance of escaping that fiery end than previously thought. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 July 2026

This island is relatively under the radar compared to Dubrovnik and Split, so great for escaping the crowds. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

This is not about escaping our responsibilities or dismantling France’s cultural exception. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Monarch butterflies continue to appear in my garden, telling me that some caterpillars are escaping the tachinid flies’ fatal attention. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

At the Grenelle site near the Eiffel Tower, officials prepared for large crowds escaping hot weather in the coming days. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

Lambert arrived on the scene and knew immediately that the force of cold air escaping from the crack in the limestone must mean a sizable cave stood behind the rock wall, and the idea to enlarge the initial opening was born. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

Workers were able to prevent more than 1,000 other monkeys at the facility from escaping. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026