scape
1 of 3verb
ˈskāp 
scaped; scaping
: escape
some innocents scape not the thunderbolt
William Shakespeare
William Shakespearescape
2 of 3noun (1)
1
: a peduncle arising at or beneath the surface of the ground in an acaulescent plant (such as the tulip)
broadly : a flower stalk
2
: the shaft of an animal part (such as an antenna or feather)
scape
3 of 3noun (2)
: a view or picture of a scene —usually used in combination
cityscape
Synonyms
Verb
- avoid
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- finesse
- get around
- shake
- shirk
- shuffle (out of)
- shun
- weasel (out of)
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Example Sentences
Verb the queen has vowed that none of the traitors shall scape the gallows, be their station ever so high
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, short for escapen
Noun (1)
Latin scapus shaft, stalk — more at shaft
Noun (2)
landscape
First Known Use
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (1)
1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1773, in the meaning defined above
scaping
verb
as in avoiding
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery the queen has vowed that none of the traitors shall scape the gallows, be their station ever so high Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- avoiding
- evading
- escaping
- shaking
- eluding
- preventing
- dodging
- finessing
- eschewing
- deflecting
- shunning
- eliminating
- ducking
- fighting shy of
- shirking
- staying clear of
- shuffling (out of)
- keeping clear of
- steering clear of
- excluding
- thwarting
- missing
- weaseling (out of)
- getting around
- circumventing
- parrying
- diverting
- debarring
- banning
- precluding
- excepting
- ruling out
- obviating
- outsmarting
- averting
- foiling
- outwitting
- overreaching
- bypassing
- skirting
- warding (off)
- outfoxing
- frustrating
- barring
- foxing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- pursuing
- seeking
- embracing
- accepting
- contracting
- catching
- welcoming
- courting
- incurring