Hypernyms for "escape"
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agency
amaze
avoid
avoidance
baffle
beat
bewilder
break loose
carelessness
come forth
come out
discharge
diversion
dodging
dumbfound
egress
emerge
escape
flee
flora
flummox
fly
get
get away
go away
go forth
gravel
issue
leave
means
mystify
neglect
negligence
nonperformance
nonplus
outpouring
perplex
plant
plant life
pose
puzzle
recreation
regulator
run
running away
shunning
stick
stupefy
take flight
turning away
valve
vex
way
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.