Synonyms for get away
get away

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1. escape, get away, break looseverb

   run away from confinement

   "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"

   Synonyms:
   miss, scat, burst forth, escape, break away, bunk, run away, get out, break loose, get off, take to the woods, scarper, fly the coop, turn tail, run, head for the hills, elude, hightail it, get by, explode, lam

2. get off, get away, get by, get out, escapeverb

   escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

   "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"

   Synonyms:
   scarper, trip out, go out, fly the coop, get off, scat, trip, run away, get around, mail, send, send off, lam, dismount, get down, break away, get by, head for the hills, grapple, bunk, take to the woods, deal, pull, hop out, get out, take out, break, manage, leave, break loose, turn on, make out, miss, bring out, pull out, draw, hightail it, elude, exit, run, contend, cope, make do, escape, light, unhorse, turn tail

3. escape, get awayverb

   remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

   "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"

   Synonyms:
   miss, scat, escape, break away, bunk, run away, get out, break loose, get off, take to the woods, scarper, fly the coop, turn tail, run, head for the hills, elude, hightail it, get by, lam

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1. escapeverb

   she finally had a chance to escape her prison.

   Submitted by Soulwriter on July 11, 2021  

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1. get away

   Synonyms:
   depart, go away

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1. Ted Olson:

   Journalists can not be silenced, censored or intimidated. That's the end of the line. The White House can not get away with this.

2. David Ewoldsen:

   One of our motivations for engaging in stories is to get away from ordinary life.

3. Joshua Greene:

   Milton said, ‘You can live with my family,’ ’I’ll pay for all your needs. And you can go to acting school, dancing school — whatever you want to do. I’ll make sure you’re covered.’… For about a year, she was in hiding. Nobody knew where she was. She wanted control of script approval, directing approval, take over her career and not be the dumb blond t**s and a** girl. Which is exactly what she hated and wanted to get away from. Milton wanted to be a producer and direct films. It’s not a secret for a photographer wanting to do that.

4. John Oliver:

   Here's the thing about that, it is not only in the Panhandle where you can get away with that statement, you can now get away with this all over the country and, as he just made painfully clear, in any room the actual president is in, which is absolutely appalling. And that is something we can not afford to get numb to. Because if that ever even a moment feels like it's become normal, we are completely f *** ed.

5. Octavia E. Butler:

   I have a huge and savage conscience that won't let me get away with things.