Synonyms and antonyms of To escape from a place or situation in British Thesaurus

escape (verb)

to get away from a place where you are in danger

get away ()

to escape from a person or place

break away ()

to escape from a person, place, or situation

flee (verb)

to escape from a dangerous situation or place very quickly

break for ()

to go somewhere quickly, especially in order to escape

break out ()

to escape from something such as a situation or way of life

throw someone off the scent/track ()

to escape from someone who is chasing you

bolt (verb)

to escape from a place

make a break (for something) ()

to suddenly run away from someone in order to escape

make off with ()

to escape with something, especially something stolen

abscond (verb)

formal to escape from a place where you are being kept as a punishment

break free ()

to escape from someone who is trying to hold you

break free ()

to escape from an unpleasant person or situation that controls your life

do a runner ()

to leave quickly without paying for something or in order to avoid trouble

elude (verb)

formal to manage to escape or hide from someone or something

escape (verb)

to get away from a place that you are not allowed to leave, for example a prison

escape (noun)

an act of avoiding or getting away from a person, place, or bad situation

flee (verb)

to escape from a difficult or embarrassing situation very quickly

flight (noun)

the act of running away or of trying to escape from someone or something

give someone the slip ()

to escape from someone who is following or chasing you

leg it ()

to run very quickly, especially in order to escape from someone or something

lose (verb)

to manage to escape from someone who is following you

make a bolt for something ()

to quickly run towards something in order to try and escape

make a getaway (informal)

informal to escape after committing a crime

make a run for it ()

to suddenly start running because you want to escape

make away with ()

to escape with something that you have stolen

runaway (noun)

someone who has left their home or has escaped from somewhere

run away ()

to secretly leave a place where you should stay, because you are not happy there

run for it ()

to run very quickly in order to escape from someone or something

shake (verb)

to escape from someone who is following or chasing you

strain at the leash (mainly American)

mainly American to try and escape from someone’s control so that you can do what you want

take flight ()

to run away, or to try to escape

take to your heels ()

to run away from someone, especially because you have done something wrong

turn tail ()

to run away from a dangerous situation