get away English

Meaning get away meaning

What does get away mean?

get away

— verb (= escape) run away from confinement The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison

— verb (= get out, escape) escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action She gets away with murder! I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities

— verb (= escape) 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 get away synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as get away?

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escape

get off

run away

flee

leave

slip away

move away

go away

get out

get by

fly

break loose

be off

take flight

lam

go

evade

dodge

clear off

avoid

abscond

wear off

walk away

take away

step aside

steal

stampede

squeak through

squeak by

something

somebody

slope off

slip

slink

shun

shake off

set out

separate oneself from a group

send away

scurry

scram

run along

retire

released

reach

quit

prevent

move out

move

manage to hold on

Topics get away topics

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Physical actions Move Pursue

Escape

• What words refer to escaping from a dangerous place?
  escape get out flee make your escape get away get clear abandon ship bail out evacuate fly the coop get free get loose run away scarper break away break free break loose sneak out
• What words refer to escaping from someone who is chasing you?
  get away give someone the slip throw someone off the scent slip through someone's fingers shake off make a clean getaway elude evade avoid capture dodge sidestep cover your trail/tracks

Physical actions Move Move toward something

Move away

• What words refer to moving away from something?
  move from/away/away from go away get away retreat back off run away come from