GETAWAYS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

getaways

noun

plural of getaway

as in escapes

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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Recent Examples of getaways With fashion month just wrapped and various fall getaways in the works (including a handful of post-fashion month R&R long weekends), team Vogue is scattering this season. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 Couple and family getaways, wedding guests, anyone could be wandering along the paths. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 For many travelers, a carry-on and checked bag cover everything from weekend getaways to longer vacations without leaving an extra suitcase collecting dust at home. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2026 These new or renovated getaways offer opportunities to bask in the season’s pastoral and cultural delights in comfort. — Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 With temperatures soaring for the last week of September, some Northern Californians are looking for cooler day-trip getaways. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 And the vacation rental website Airbnb ranked Blowing Rock among the nation’s trendiest places for fall weekend getaways, CharlotteFive previously reported. — Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026 Family vacations have become limited to weekend getaways, because judges can schedule hearings at any time. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Choose several getaways, and the bucket-list trip may have to wait. — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

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Powell weighed in on whether entertainment can still bring Americans together and if action movies are one of the last remaining escapes from the political divide.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Summary The Maldives, long known for luxury escapes, is experiencing a significant shift in traveler expectations.

— Lela London, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of escapes

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The current itinerary for the trip is ambitious and the longest of his papacy to date, calling for Leo to clock just over 19,000 miles on a dozen flights and two helicopter rides, and a significant altitude change in Peru.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Air France-KLM has suspended flights to Riyadh until 31 October and Delta Air Lines has delayed planned services from Atlanta to Riyadh, initially due to start on October 23, until March 2027.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

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