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getaway

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of getaway

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 of getaway

break, breakout, bunk [British], escape, flight, lam, rout, slip

Words Related to getaway

deliverance, liberation, redemption, release, rescue, salvation

close call, close shave, near miss

Near Antonyms of getaway

captivity, confinement, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, internment

custody, detention, hold, holding, retention

endangerment, hazard, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk, trouble

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