escapist
escapist · escapists
Someone who wants to escapeSomeone who wants to escape; especially from reality
» We made an escapist political thriller that we wanted to imbue with humanity and realism.
Meaning
1 sensesSomeone who wants to escape; especially from reality
More definitions
- a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
Examples
1 sentencesWe made an escapist political thriller that we wanted to imbue with humanity and realism.
Forms
plural: escapistsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a person who escapes into a world of fantasy:dreamerwishful thinker
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedescapistic