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

Quick escape There is no shortage of worthy weekend getaways from Brisbane, including the Gold Coast and Noosa on the Sunshine Coast. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026

But for certain migratory birds, the Sacramento Valley and the Delta is a balmy winter getaway. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Those seemed like words for solving a problem, not planning a romantic getaway. — Merritt Tierce, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026

When the journey’s over, continue your holiday Black Hills getaway at nearby destinations such as Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Custer State Park. — Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 7 Nov. 2026