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. Jrgen Maier:

   I think the realities are setting in and I think it is time to get away fromslogans, ‘ full British Brexit ’, ‘ going into combat with Europe ’, it’s all incredibly unhelpful and what we need to do now is to getcloser with our European partners and work out what a realistic, pragmaticBrexit that works for both sides, the European Union and ourselves.

2. Cas Overton:

   As I moved backward away from it, I grabbed its neck and I knew that I couldn't get away from it. If I ran, it would be faster than I would and would just tear me to pieces, you know, self-preservation kicks in, and I guess a primitive part of my brain just went into operation and that was it.

3. Robert Greenblatt:

   Ever since we sold this show to Fox I've regretted letting it get away, and it's high time it came back to its rightful home.

4. Francisco Sanchez:

   I was n’t gon na let them get away with Associated Press, you ca n’t let people think, ‘ If you kill my loved ones, I ’m gon na forgive you. ’.

5. Jennifer Mathis:

   Even though the laws evolve over time and they may get better in some ways, it takes a very long time to get away from these fundamental views of people with disabilities as incapable, that's the biggest stereotype of people with disabilities.