GET (AWAY) Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of get (away)

as in to get off

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noun

ˈge-tə-ˌwā

as in escape

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement the bank robbers jumped into the waiting car and made their getaway

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Isle Royale is a backpacker’s getaway first and foremost, with a sprinkling of campsites along its waterfront stretches and the 40-mile Greenstone Ridge Trail traversing its spine. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026 While sharing highlights from the family’s end-of-summer getaway, all six Bush women shared a sweet moment while posing in the driveway of their family home. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026 The couple also reportedly spent fourth of July weekend at the Kardashian’s lakeside getaway in Coeur d’Alene. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2026 Following the storm, Rafe and Sofia take off for South America together on a getaway boat provided by Pope. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get (away)

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Miami got off to a promising start, taking a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when Casemiro, who lined up as a center back, leaped above Montreal defenders and scored on a header off a Telasco Segovia corner kick.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
The Dream got off to one of the roughest starts of their season.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of get off

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Na Praia won’t be open until summer 2027, but the proprietors of the beloved pastoral escape that is São Lourenço do Barrocal east of Comporta are promising an exquisite new offering of suites, houses, and villas nestled into the dunes themselves.

— Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
In 1959, the Dalai Lama fled Tibet through the Himalayas; a smokejumper designed a special high-altitude parachute to drop three hundred thousand Indian rupees to his escape party.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of escape

Noun

Two hundred and fifty-nine passengers and crew, as well as 11 people on the ground, were killed when Pan Am flight 103, from London to New York, exploded over Lockerbie, southwest Scotland, on 21 December 1988.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026
Airport malaria is a very rare form of the disease’s transmission and occurs when a mosquito survives a flight from a malaria-endemic country and transmits the disease at or near the airport.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

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