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 desire to save is influencing where people are searching for Labor Day getaways. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

On August 3, the 53-year-old supermodel posted an Instagram carousel from the couple’s beach getaway. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026

By Tuesday, the Bravolebrity was in a much better state of mind, sharing a carousel from the what should have been fab getaway, starting with a selfie taken in an ornate hotel hallway. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

Planning a dream vacation the right way is what separates a smooth getaway from a stressful one, and most of that work happens long before anyone reaches the airport. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026