as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
the novelist has a little hideaway in the country where he goes whenever he wants to do some serious writing
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Recent Examples of hideaway
This hideaway offers 108 square feet of homey style.
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
Shop several other equally affordable tiny homes at Amazon to find the hideaway of your dreams.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
From a family-friendly South Carolina inn to a chic Sardinian hideaway, these are the luxury properties Forbes Travel Guide inspectors would love to revisit.
—Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Nearby, the primary bedroom is another hideaway that Sands struggles to leave, with its plush creamy surfaces, including suede walls and a canopy bed.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
Shop several other equally affordable tiny homes at Amazon to find the hideaway of your dreams.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
From a family-friendly South Carolina inn to a chic Sardinian hideaway, these are the luxury properties Forbes Travel Guide inspectors would love to revisit.
—Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Nearby, the primary bedroom is another hideaway that Sands struggles to leave, with its plush creamy surfaces, including suede walls and a canopy bed.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hideaway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideaway
Noun
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Guests settle into plush dining chairs and couchette-style hideouts for exquisite suppers in Art Deco interiors, all while the train trundles through the British countryside.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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After the unmasking at the end, Maya and Gregory have this very intimate embrace in the underground hideout.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The group follows Amelia into a secret lair in Silicon Valley where the '80s motherboard is locked away.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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At one point Fiennes’ Kelson, in his lonely lair, glances at a snapshot he’s pinned to his wall.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Hideaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideaway. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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