escapes noun verb Stress: second syllable 🤍 Save Syllables: es-capes (2) English Definition Breaks free from confinement or control Example Sentence The prisoner escapes from the jail. US IPA /ɪˈskeɪps/ 🔊 Listen US UK IPA /ɪˈskeɪps/ 🔊 Listen UK Synonyms flees evades eludes avoids runs away Antonyms remains stays captures Share this Word Facebook WhatsApp X Telegram Copy Link