Synonyms of get (away)

get (away) 1 of 2

verb

as in to get off

Related Words

• get off
• escape
• vacation
• holiday
• ease (up)
• recess
• rest
• relax
• let up
• break
• repose
• bum
• slack (off)
• lounge
• idle
• loaf
• goldbrick
• laze

Dissimilar Words

• slave
• work
• struggle
• plow
• labor
• strive
• plug
• endeavor
• toil
• strain
• sweat
• hustle
• peg (away)
• plod
• grub
• hump
• travail
• drudge
• slog
• moil

getaway

2 of 2

noun

ˈge-tə-ˌwā 

as in escape

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement

the bank robbers jumped into the waiting car and made their getaway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• flight
• break
• rout
• rescue
• breakout
• bunk
• lam
• slip
• liberation
• salvation
• redemption
• release
• jailbreak
• deliverance
• close call
• close shave
• near miss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imprisonment
• confinement
• incarceration
• captivity
• custody
• holding
• retention
• detention
• trouble
• hold
• risk
• internment
• immurement
• hazard
• jeopardy
• peril
• imperilment
• endangerment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get (away)

Noun

Southwold is one of Britain’s affluent seaside getaway towns, filled with Range Rovers and sunburned Londoners. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Several decades since the last mine shut down, a movie set-perfect Main Street makes this northwest Illinois town a perfect fall getaway. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 14 Oct. 2026

If an autumn getaway is in your future, these are the most exciting hotel openings to have top of mind. — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

The man was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Potomac served as his personal yacht and getaway. — John Ramos, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026