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lam
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the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement the prisoners were recaptured after only three days on the lam Synonyms break, breakout, bunk [British], flight, getaway, escape, rout, slipRelated Words jailbreak; deliverance, liberation, redemption, release, rescue, salvation; close call, close shave, near missNear Antonyms captivity, confinement, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, internment; custody, detention, hold, holding, retention; endangerment, hazard, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk, trouble
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lam
Synonyms and Antonyms of lam
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation let's lam out of this hellhole while there's still time Synonyms abscond, break out (of), clear out, flee, fly, get out, escape, run away, run offRelated Words avoid, elude, evade, lose, shun; decamp, depart, elope, exit, go, leave, move, pull out, quit, sally (forth), shove (off), take off, walk out; disentangle, extricate; bring off, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, redeem, release, rescue, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetterNear Antonyms abide, dwell, hang around, linger, remain, stay, stick around, tarry; come back, return
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