Escape

break departure flight retreat withdrawal avoidance freedom release liberation rescue elusion evasion desertion disappearance beat runaround slip bolt lam powder out breakout dodging shunning sidestepping elusiveness evasiveness extrication decampment bypassing circumvention eschewal abdication awol fadeout spring hegira elopement

run leave flee run away depart avoid dodge elude evade vanish desert abscond decamp bolt elope cut and run disappear emerge pass skip double duck fly shun circumvent bail out slip cut loose duck out get away with make off run off slip away steal away burst out fly the coop get off make getaway play hooky run out on take flight work out of make oneself scarce take a powder take on the lam wriggle out

elude avoid evade dodge flee fly-the-coop bolt disappear decamp elope emerge run away duck break-away eschew lam shake skip shun break out fly leave depart run-off get away get out slip away make one's escape make-off vanish steal off steal-away get away (from) burke get free get clear of desert slip-out bypass run out run-out-on leak-out flow out gush forth burst out avoid danger circumvent go free go scot-free breakout abscond take-flight take off free oneself desertion break-loose gain liberty break one's bonds break jail diversion get off find a loophole wriggle out worm out of slip-by get by lead one a merry chase scat duck-out cut out make a getaway make a break get-away-with cut-and-run show one's heels cut-loose run clear out make-oneself-scarce play-hooky go AWOL bail out evasion save one's bacon save one's neck scarper scram skidoo take-a-powder give one the slip shake off getaway take it on the lam turn-tail leg-it play hide and seek take French leave leak jump liberation get around miss outflow outlet rescue hightail-it sidestepping slip bunk spill tone vamoose head-for-the-hills vent take to the woods

leak leakage outflow escape valve exit outlet way-out avoidance loophole overflow fire-escape bypass waste-pipe sewer hatch safety-valve porthole alleyway floodgate circumvention exhaust draft relief-valve vent evasion escape cock

oblivion escapism distraction forgetfulness diversion obliviousness