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

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

For travelers mainly looking to reset routines around meals, sleep and movement, this reads as a structured getaway rather than a clinical program. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

For many travelers, a carry-on and checked bag cover everything from weekend getaways to longer vacations without leaving an extra suitcase collecting dust at home. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2026

These new or renovated getaways offer opportunities to bask in the season’s pastoral and cultural delights in comfort. — Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026