escapism

Noun

Meaning

an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

redeye escape fantasy avoidance leakage evasion dodging reverie breakout daydreaming jailbreak escapology revery

Hypernyms

recreation diversion

Related terms

escapology escapist escapistic

Anagrams

Messapic misspace

Examples

A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs. Wentworth Miller

The only people who hate escapism are jailers. C. S. Lewis

Even though music is something I travel around doing, it is also a very private thing. A sort of escapism. Agnes Obel

I just wanted to make a record that wasn't escapism. Like, I didn't want to write another record that was devoid of meaningful content. Dan Deacon

That idea of escapism... these words could sum up my life. Ella Maillart

I see myself as a character actor, and I've always been drawn to playing characters that are different from myself because acting is escapism for me. I've never been that comfortable playing people that are like me. Alessandro Nivola

Close letter words and terms

escaping it escaping justice escapingly escapist escapistic escapological