Noun for escaping or choosing to avoid something. It can be physical, as in a criminal's getaway, or figurative, as in evading responsibility or a difficult question.
The culprit failed to get away and was caught on the spot.
That sounds like nothing but evasion of responsibility.
When he was asked about his responsibility, he took an evasive stance.
When the questions got tough, he resorted to evasion.
My finishing kick came too late, and I let my opponent break away.
回避 means to avoid or avert something without necessarily fleeing physically, while 逃げ specifically carries the sense of running away or shirking.
対決 means confronting or facing something head-on, the opposite of 逃げ, which means avoiding or fleeing from it.
逃げ is the plain noun form of 逃げる meaning simply 'flight/fleeing', while 逃れ often implies successfully getting free from a duty or danger and is common in compounds like 責任逃れ.
In horse racing, 逃げ means leading from the very front, while 先行 means staying near the front without necessarily leading outright.
run away; flee; escape; get away · avoid; evade; dodge; shirk · hold off competitors; keep the lead and win · escape (gas, heat, etc.); leak out; be lost (flavor, scent) · fail to hold an ideal posture
run away; flee; escape · start to run away; begin to flee
refuge; escape; way out; shelter; hiding place
escape route; way out; means of escape
hit-and-run (causing injury)
making off with; absconding with · stolen; absconded with
running off in the night; skipping town overnight; moonlight flit
escape successfully; get away; outrun · hold on to win; win narrowly
take refuge in; run into for safety; escape into
Derived from the stem of the verb 逃げる, 'to flee, escape.' The kanji 逃 is conventionally associated with fleeing or escape.
run around trying to escape; flee from place to place
run about frantically trying to escape; scatter in panic
running away; escaping on foot; quickness in fleeing
hit-and-run causing property damage
dine and dash; leaving without paying
preparing to flee; ready to run away
flee back home; scurry home; run back home
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
hiding a dealt card to cheat in hanafuda
run away!; escape!; flee!
way of escape; escape route
getting away with it; profiting by escaping
road mirage; water mirage
clearance groove; undercut
front runner; front-running horse
ding-dong ditch; knock-and-run prank
stealing a ride; fare evasion
running away from a debt; skipping out on a loan