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

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

"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 • Feb. 22, 2026

Two of the USA's gold medallists, Breezy Johnson and Alysa Liu, revealed the ribbon had come away from the medal soon after they received their prize.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

“We come away with more questions than answers.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

She did not consider herself proved wrong simply because Robbie had come away from Cambridge with a first.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.