Definitions

come away

VERB

leave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disappear escape flee fly go move quit retire start take off withdraw

STRONG

abscond decamp defect desert ditch elope embark emigrate exit flit forsake issue migrate part relinquish sally scram slip slip away split vacate vamoose vanish

WEAK

beat it break away clear out cut out give the slip go away go forth head out move out pull out push off remove oneself ride off run along say goodbye set out slip out step down take a hike take leave walk out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come complete face finish remain stay stop

STRONG

come in hold join keep

WEAK

care continue maintain

VERB

separate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break detach disconnect divide divorce sever split

STRONG

cleave dichotomize disentangle disjoin disjoint dissect dissever distribute intersect part rupture sunder uncouple undo

WEAK

break off come apart come between split up uncombine

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree attach combine connect couple join link unite

STRONG

close mend

WEAK

desegregate marry mix

Example Sentences

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Early in the Games, two of the USA's gold medallists, Breezy Johnson and Alysa Liu, revealed the ribbon had come away from their medals soon after they received their prize.

From BBC

"When we got up their end we knew it was crucial to come away with points and we did that throughout the whole game," Lonergan said.

From Barron's

Oaks Christian came away with a 2-0 victory over host Valencia.

From Los Angeles Times

"It just goes to show you... just to keep persevering, my team and everybody behind me, it means so much to come away as Olympic champion."

From BBC

Rowan gasped as the smooth surface beneath his fingers came away in a fine, single sheet.

From Literature

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