escapade
noun
es·ca·pade
ˈe-skə-ˌpād 
: a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
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When it was first used in English, escapade referred to an act of escaping or fleeing from confinement or restraint. The relationship between escape and escapade does not end there. Both words derive from the Vulgar Latin verb excappare, meaning "to escape," a product of the Latin prefix ex- and the Late Latin noun cappa, meaning "head covering or cloak." While escape took its route through Anglo-French and Middle English, however, escapade made its way into English by way of the Spanish escapar ("to escape") and the French escapade.
Examples of escapade in a Sentence
As a teenager he embarked on a series of ill-advised escapades.
their escapades at the prep school became the stuff of boarding-school legend
Recent Examples on the Web
Nikolau posted images of the escapade on her social media accounts, including a photo that modeled an engagement-style ring above a bird’s-eye view of Manhattan.
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Jennifer Peltz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
While the Jeep legacy dates to primarily to off-road military use, the hybrid model is oriented toward on-road escapades.
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James Raia,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Based on author Mark Twain's own childhood in Hannibal, Missouri, this book follows the escapades of a boy with an adventurous, and often mischievous, spirit growing up along the Mississippi River.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
In between languid lake swims and sensual forest escapades, old crushes surface and new anxieties rear their heads in this deft portrait of millennial disenchantment.
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Air Mail,
20 June 2026
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Jennifer Peltz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
While the Jeep legacy dates to primarily to off-road military use, the hybrid model is oriented toward on-road escapades.
—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Based on author Mark Twain's own childhood in Hannibal, Missouri, this book follows the escapades of a boy with an adventurous, and often mischievous, spirit growing up along the Mississippi River.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
In between languid lake swims and sensual forest escapades, old crushes surface and new anxieties rear their heads in this deft portrait of millennial disenchantment.
—
Air Mail,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for escapade
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“Escapade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escapade. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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escapade
noun
es·ca·pade
ˈes-kə-ˌpād
: a mischievous adventure
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