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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy..
He enjoys reading escapist fiction in his free time.
The opposite of an escapist blockbuster, the eighth and apparently final outing for Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt is the doomiest and gloomiest yet in the action-adventure franchise.
Use escapist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Escapist means Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy..
Common synonyms include dreamer, wishful thinker.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He enjoys reading escapist fiction in his free time.
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