Synonyms of lam

lam 1 of 2

noun

as in escape

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement

the prisoners were recaptured after only three days on the lam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• flight
• rout
• bunk
• getaway
• rescue
• break
• slip
• breakout
• liberation
• salvation
• redemption
• jailbreak
• close call
• release
• deliverance
• near miss
• close shave

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confinement
• imprisonment
• captivity
• incarceration
• custody
• detention
• retention
• trouble
• holding
• immurement
• risk
• internment
• hold
• jeopardy
• peril
• hazard
• endangerment
• imperilment

lam

2 of 2

verb

ˈlam 

as in to escape

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

let's lam out of this hellhole while there's still time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• flee
• fly
• abscond
• leave
• run off
• get out
• run away
• clear out
• break free
• break out (of)
• avoid
• go
• evade
• elude
• move
• depart
• shun
• elope
• lose
• exit
• quit
• walk out
• sally (forth)
• rescue
• pull out
• take off
• loose
• decamp
• liberate
• extricate
• shove (off)
• disentangle
• spring
• free
• loosen
• emancipate
• release
• redeem
• bring off
• unfetter
• uncage
• manumit
• unchain
• enfranchise
• unbind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remain
• stay
• dwell
• linger
• abide
• return
• come back
• tarry
• hang around
• stick around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lam

Noun

So who is on the horizon that might need to consider going on the lam? — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

As a child, Caleb resisted being taken into Federation custody, instead going on the lam. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026

Verb

No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan. — Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024

One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime. — Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023