- Types Of Speech
- You can use escape as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Escape
- A 2 syllables noun and 6 letters with the letters a, c, e, p, and s, 3 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters ca. Escape starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters e, es, esc, esca, escap, and the ending characters are e, pe, ape, cape, scape, ..
- Definition
- The act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
- Origin/Roots
- Anglo Norman
- Scrabble
- Is escape a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Escape in Pig Latin is said as "escapeay or escapeway".
- Unigram
- e | s | c | a | p | e
- Bigram
- es | sc | ca | ap | pe
- Trigram
- esc | sca | cap | ape
- Quadrigram
- esca | scap | cape
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of escaping physically;
"he made his escape from the mental hospital";
"the canary escaped from its cage";
"his flight was an indication of his guilt" - a means or way of escaping;
"hard work was his escape from worry";
"they installed a second hatch as an escape";
"their escape route" - an avoidance of danger or difficulty;
"that was a narrow escape" - an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy;
"romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life";
"his alcohol problem was a form of escapism" - nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do;
"his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible";
"that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive" - a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler);
it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level - the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container;
"they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe";
"he had to clean up the leak" - a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
- Verb Examples
- issue or leak, as from a small opening;
"Gas escaped into the bedroom" - fail to experience;
"Fortunately, I missed the hurricane" - escape potentially unpleasant consequences;
get away with a forbidden action;
"She gets away with murder!";
"I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" - run away from confinement;
"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" - flee;
take to one's heels;
cut and run;
"If you see this man, run!";
"The burglars escaped before the police showed up" - 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" - be incomprehensible to;
escape understanding by;
"What you are seeing in him eludes me"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abandonment | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" |
| Abscond | run away usually includes taking something or somebody along |
| Absence Without Leave | |
| Absquatulate | run away usually includes taking something or somebody along |
| Absquatulation | |
| Acciaccatura | an embellishing note usually written in smaller size |
| Ado | a rapid bustling commotion |
| Advance | the act of moving forward toward a goal |
| Advancement | gradual improvement or growth or development "advancement of knowledge" "great progress in the arts" |
| Aeronautics | the theory and practice of navigation through air or space |
View all cognitive synonyms for Escape
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Escape | the act of escaping physically "he made his escape from the mental hospital" "the canary escaped from its cage" "his flight was an indication of his guilt" |
View English words with the unique letters used in escape. Words With The Letters Aceps
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Break Loose | |
| Escape | the act of escaping physically "he made his escape from the mental hospital" "the canary escaped from its cage" "his flight was an indication of his guilt" |
| Flee | run away quickly "He threw down his gun and fled" |
| Fly | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air |
| Get Away | |
| Take Flight |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Running Away |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Break | an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" |
| Breakout | an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" |
| Evasion | the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver |
| Exodus | a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment |
| Gaolbreak | an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" |
| Getaway | a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" |
| Hegira | a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment |
| Hejira | a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment |
| Jailbreak | an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" |
| Lam | a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" |
View All Hyponyms For Escape
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space (5 letters) | 9 | 11 | aceps | ||
| Escape (6 letters) | 10 | 12 | escape | ||
| Seascape (8 letters) | 12 +2 | 14 +2 | seascape | ||
| Scape (5 letters) | 9 | 11 | aceps | ||
| Aspect (6 letters) | 10 | 12 | aspect | ||
| Escapee (7 letters) | 11 +1 | 13 +1 | escapee | ||
| Caspase (7 letters) | 11 +1 | 13 +1 | caspase | ||
| Typecast (8 letters) | 15 +5 | 16 +4 | typecast | ||
| Spectate (8 letters) | 12 +2 | 14 +2 | spectate | ||
| Spacey (6 letters) | 13 +3 | 14 +2 | spacey | ||
| Cuspate (7 letters) | 11 +1 | 14 +2 | cuspate | ||
| Typecase (8 letters) | 15 +5 | 16 +4 | aceepsty |
Escape Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With E
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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