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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Even if you have a hard time getting through Mr. King’s tombstone-thick books, you might come away with admiration for his work ethic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“I also hope that kids come away with pride in their own communities and pride in this country,” she adds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“We come away more constructive on Nvidia’s inference strategy, and view Nvidia as the clear AI infra leader,” wrote KeyBanc analyst John Vinh in a research note.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Soldiers, aid workers, and journalists who have observed the Kurds in action tend to come away starstruck.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

The stubborn stick wouldn’t come away, though, and slipped through my sweaty palms.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

come away

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