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

Located in Winter Haven about an hour outside of Orlando, LEGOLAND Florida is a fun, family getaway—espeically if your kids aged two to 13. — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 18 Sep. 2026

An on-the-rocks couple is caught in a time loop at a rural getaway. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Three years post-divorce and still harboring an aversion to the holiday, Amanda is heading to Vermont with her sister Lucy (Williams) to enjoy an un-Christmasy getaway…and finds that Jack is on their flight. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Days after their British getaway, the couple made their first joint public appearance at the 2026 Super Bowl. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 Sep. 2026