GETAWAY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of get (away)

as in to get off

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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

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Noun

The United States is home to an array of underrated gems offering a similarly relaxed ambiance and romantic aesthetic people seek out in their European getaways. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 July 2026 On Tuesday, September 3, there was a welcome dinner on the terrace of the Boutique Hotel Oasis, a luxury getaway built inside the former villa of an aristocrat along a stretch of private beach. — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026 Amanyara, Turks & Caicos Amanyara offers the ultimate getaway and is one of my personal favorites. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 About a five-hour drive from New York City, this sprawling mountain region makes for an easy getaway. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for get (away)

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That edge hasn’t been on display, likely because the Giants got off to a bad start and haven’t built any momentum all season.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 July 2026
As New York recounts, Sun was instrumental in helping WLFI get off the ground.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of get off

Noun

If a third-party bug let your model escape, the story is that OpenAI shipped an eval without a fence while sitting on some of the most capable models on earth, and did not use them to audit your own dependencies.

— Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
In recent years, Afrofuturism, as Brent Staples noted in The New York Times, has grown considerably, aiming to write African Americans into a fantastical future built on salvation, tribulation, and futuristic escape.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of escape

Noun

None of the hundreds of people on board the two flights were injured, but the FAA is investigating.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
The announcement comes at a time when demand for hypersonic systems and advanced flight testing is rising, but access to traditional testing facilities is still limited.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

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