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Antonyms for escapade

Grammar : Noun
Spell : es-kuh-peyd, es-kuh-peyd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛs kəˌpeɪd, ˌɛs kəˈpeɪd

Definition of escapade

Origin :
  • 1650s, "an escape from confinement," from French escapade (16c.) "a prank or trick," from Spanish escapada "a prank, flight, an escape," noun use of fem. past participle of escapar "to escape," from Vulgar Latin *excappare (see escape). Or perhaps the French word is via Italian scappata, from scappare, from the same Vulgar Latin source. Figurative sense (1814) is of "breaking loose" from rules or restraints on behavior.
  • noun adventure, usually lighthearted
Example sentences :
  • The only dread she had was of the discovery of her escapade by the hospital authorities.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Shandy's escapade with Diablo had brought a new trouble to Mike Gaynor.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • She was convinced that the escapade was important, though it would have puzzled her to say why.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Recommend him to be more prudent in future if he wishes me to forget his escapade at Tavora.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • What could be the objection, even were the escapade to be discovered by misadventure?
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • I recalled the final scene of that escapade, which I myself had managed to devise.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • Mother, he said, was poorly, and greatly put out over my escapade.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • He could not brazen out the effect of this escapade, however, and disappeared from the scene.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
  • Last night's escapade was sheer bravado to mock at you and Brennan.
  • Extract from : « The Rider of Waroona » by Firth Scott
  • When, later, he confessed his escapade to his parents, they were almost too shocked for words.
  • Extract from : « Colorado Jim » by George Goodchild

Synonyms for escapade

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