LAM Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of lam

as in escape

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement the prisoners were recaptured after only three days on the lam

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verb

ˈlam

as in to escape

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation let's lam out of this hellhole while there's still time

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So who is on the horizon that might need to consider going on the lam? — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 As a child, Caleb resisted being taken into Federation custody, instead going on the lam. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026

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No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan. — Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024 One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime. — Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for lam

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Noun

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

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The video shows the state trooper performing a tactical vehicle intervention, also known as a PIT maneuver, on a fleeing Infiniti hatchback.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
Diana, love interest Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul died in 1997 in Paris due to injuries from a car crash, after trying to flee paparazzi.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

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