(n)escape, flightthe 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”
(n)escape, escapisman 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”
(n)evasion, escape, dodgingnonperformance 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”
(n)escape, leak, leakage, outflowthe 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”
(v)get off, get away, get by, get out, escapeescape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action“She gets away with murder!”, “I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities”
(v)escape, get awayremove 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”