Escape
Escape verb - Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.
Usage example: The burglars escaped before the police showed up
Scat
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
-
Unconventional Vehicle Chase: Edgar winds up trying to escape from Napoleon and Lafeyette on a "one-wheel haystack." Unfortunate Name: Scat Cat, who's named for the Scat music, which is a kind of jazz using the voice instead of musical instruments, and his voice actor Scatman Crothers.
Source: Disney / The Aristocats
Cite this Source
Scat and Escape. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/escape/scat
Escape & Scat. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/escape/scat>.
Scat or Escape. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/escape/scat.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "escape" and "scat" have occurred on timeline