Escape and Thwart

Escape

Escape verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

Usage example: a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment

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Thwart and escape are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thwart" instead a verb "Escape".

Thwart verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

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Escape and thwart are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Escape" instead a verb "Thwart".

Nearby Words: thwarted, thwarting

attack	escape attack	thwart attack
destruction	escape destruction	thwart destruction
time	escape time	thwart time
danger	escape danger	thwart danger
Other words: curse, ambush, times, enemies.

Still, it gives the user at least a solid five-minute head-start, perhaps even longer, to make an escape or thwart some evil plans before the target can recover and figure out what hit him.

Source: One-Hit Kill
Yes, but Alexander-Gwydion manages to escape and thwart the dragon plaguing Daventry.

Source: Prophecy Twist
Jim Hawkins redoes the knot with a proper hitch, which would thwart Silver's escape.

Source: A Lesson Learned Too Well

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