Antonyms for getting away


Grammar : Verb
Spell : get
Phonetic Transcription : gɛt


Definition of getting away

Origin :
  • early 14c., "offspring," from get (v.). Meaning "what is got, booty" is from 14c.
  • As in move : verb be in motion, put in motion
  • As in push off/push on : verb leave; go to another place
  • As in retire : verb leave a place or responsibility
  • As in withdraw : verb remove something or someone from situation
  • As in push off : verb leave
  • As in break : verb run away
  • As in absquatulate : verb escape
  • As in lam : verb escape
  • As in superannuate : verb retire
  • As in depart : verb leave, retreat
  • As in exit : verb leave a place
  • As in flee : verb run away to escape
  • As in fly : verb escape, flee
  • As in go : verb advance, proceed physically
Example sentences :
  • I don't suppose the delay in getting away from here will make any difference.
  • Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
  • And he went on to propound the wildest schemes for getting away.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • "I had great difficulty in getting away this evening," she said.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • We had best be getting away or we shall have a brush with the Captain of Justice.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Certainly there was no getting away from the pitiless logic of them.
  • Extract from : « The Missionary » by George Griffith
  • The results surround us everywhere, and there is no getting away from them.
  • Extract from : « The Curse of Education » by Harold E. Gorst
  • He was not following his master too closely, he was only thinking of getting away from that bear.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
  • Somebody 68 must have seen him getting away and set out on the trail while it was hot.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
  • He was getting away as fast as he could to a place of safety.
  • Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
  • So they put a Frog at the tree to watch him to keep him from getting away.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various

Synonyms for getting away

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019