# escapist

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #50,494

## Definitions
1. Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.

## Etymology
From escape + -ist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/escapist