Escape and Support

Escape

Escape verb - To get free from a dangerous or confining situation.

Support is an antonym for escape.

Support

Support verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).
Usage example: he simply cannot support the thought of having to go on living without his beloved wife at his side

Escape is an antonym for support.

How words are described

close close escape close support
good good escape good support
special special escape special support
effective effective escape effective support
Other adjectives: real, great, personal, required, new, possible.

Common collocations

fire escape fire support fire
life escape life support life
marriage escape marriage support marriage
body escape body support body
Other words: army, war.
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