as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
the novelist has a little hideaway in the country where he goes whenever he wants to do some serious writing
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Recent Examples of hideaway
Fisk brought wife Vanessa to his subterranean Red Hook hideaway, where he’s been holding Adam prisoner.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Apr. 2025
If James Bond ever needed a Miami hideaway, Sky Villa 5002 at the Aston Martin Residences would be a great option.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
Just an hour south of the gaseous maelstrom otherwise known as the City of Angels lurks a quiescent hideaway called Terranea Resort, set like a rare gemstone on 102 acres of Palos Verdes Peninsula oceanfront.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Why in-the-know travelers are flocking to a chic hideaway in Luxor, once the capital of ancient Egypt.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Apr. 2025
If James Bond ever needed a Miami hideaway, Sky Villa 5002 at the Aston Martin Residences would be a great option.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
Just an hour south of the gaseous maelstrom otherwise known as the City of Angels lurks a quiescent hideaway called Terranea Resort, set like a rare gemstone on 102 acres of Palos Verdes Peninsula oceanfront.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Why in-the-know travelers are flocking to a chic hideaway in Luxor, once the capital of ancient Egypt.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideaway
Noun
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Up until the al-Qaeda forces discover their hideout, the action is contained to mundane activities: confirming operations, tracking other platoons’ movements.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
7 May 2025
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Based on a true story, a father and son in a warzone hospital face life-or-death choices as their hideout becomes increasingly compromised.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Kelly scooped at the firm snow, tiny icicles swaying from his white mustache, but couldn’t find a lair.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Lidia, however, is still stuck dwelling in the monster’s lair.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
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“Hideaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideaway. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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