Definitions

go away

VERB

beat it

Synonyms

WEAK

hurry away leave scram shoo skedaddle vamoose

VERB

break camp

Synonyms

WEAK

clear out decamp depart leave move pull out pull up stakes ride off set out split take off vacate

VERB

depart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon blast off disappear escape evacuate exit go pull out quit remove retire vacate withdraw

STRONG

abdicate absent decamp desert emigrate migrate part perish scram secede split start tergiversate troop vanish

WEAK

beat it cut and run cut out get away git go forth hit the bricks hit the road hit the trail make a break march out move on move out sally forth say goodbye set forth shove off slip away start out take leave

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come in continue enter fill occupy persevere remain stay

STRONG

combine come join

WEAK

keep to linger wait

VERB

exit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blow depart get off go out quit retire withdraw

STRONG

get git go issue move retreat split

WEAK

bid farewell do vanishing act flake off get away move out say goodbye take a hike take one's leave

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come continue enter remain stay

STRONG

discourage dissuade stop surrender

WEAK

come in go in

VERB

get along

Synonyms

WEAK

advance be off go leave march move move off move on proceed progress push ahead take a hike

Antonyms

WEAK

argue arrive bicker cease halt stop

VERB

get off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alight blow disembark escape exit pull out quit

WEAK

descend dismount go leave light retire withdraw

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come come in continue persevere remain stay

VERB

go off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart quit

WEAK

decamp exit move out part

Antonyms

STRONGEST

come continue stay

WEAK

arrive enter

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 come away cut out give the slip 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

move

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance blow carry change climb cross drift drive flow fly go jump leave migrate proceed progress propel push relocate remove run shift ship switch transfer transport travel walk withdraw

STRONG

actuate budge bustle crawl depart dislocate disturb exit glide hurry impel leap locomote march position quit roll scram shove split stir transpose traverse

WEAK

get away get going get off head for off-load pull out skip out take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease come continue decline decrease discourage dissuade face halt hold keep remain repress retreat retrogress stay stop walk

STRONG

arrive calm dally delay enter leave alone order rest slow wait

WEAK

dishearten fix pause

VERB

push off

Synonyms

WEAK

beat it blow continue depart exit fare get away get lost get off go hie journey keep going launch light out make progress pass proceed process pull out push on quit repair shove off start take off travel wend withdraw

VERB

push off/push on

Synonyms

WEAK

beat it continue depart exit fare get away get lost go hie hit the road journey keep going launch light out make oneself scarce make progress pass proceed process pull out quit repair shove off start take off travel wend withdraw

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come

VERB

recede

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate decrease diminish dwindle ebb fade fall back lessen reduce retreat shrink sink subside taper wane

STRONG

back close decline depart drop regress retire retract retrograde retrogress return

WEAK

die off drain away draw back flow back go back retrocede

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enhance enlarge expand extend face forge grow increase meet prolong raise rise strengthen

STRONG

ascend begin continue enter

WEAK

advance forward

VERB

retire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart go pull out relinquish remove retreat separate surrender withdraw

STRONG

decamp ebb exit part recede regress repeal rescind resign revoke rusticate secede yield

WEAK

absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back run along seclude oneself sever connections stop working take off turn in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue remain stay

STRONG

approve arrive come in increase join

WEAK

begin enter

VERB

retrocede

Synonyms

WEAK

abate back close decline decrease depart die off diminish drain away draw back drop dwindle ebb fade fall back flow back go back lessen reduce regress retire retract retreat retrograde retrogress return shrink sink subside taper wane

VERB

scram

Synonyms

STRONG

decamp depart disappear hightail scoot skedaddle vamoose

WEAK

beat it clear out get lost make oneself scarce make tracks take off

Antonyms

STRONG

arrive stay

WEAK

dally wait

VERB

separate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break up divorce estrange leave part company split

STRONG

bifurcate depart detach discontinue disengage disunify disunite diverge drop part uncouple

WEAK

break it off break off dedomicile go different ways go separate ways pull out split up take leave unlink untie the knot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

marry

STRONG

come connect engage join link

WEAK

combine unite

VERB

shove off

Synonyms

WEAK

blow clear out depart exit get off go pull out push off quit run along start out take off vamoose

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come

VERB

superannuate

Synonyms

STRONG

decamp depart ebb exit go part pension recede regress relinquish remove repeal rescind resign retreat revoke rusticate secede separate surrender withdraw yield

WEAK

absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back pull out put out to pasture run along seclude oneself sever connections stop working take off turn in

Antonyms

STRONG

advance allow approve arrive combine come come in enter forge increase join permit remain stay unite

VERB

take off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast off blow depart disappear get off get out go lift off pull out soar withdraw

WEAK

ascend bear beat it become airborne begone clear out decamp exit head hightail hit the road hit the trail light out make quit scram set out shove off split take to the air vamoose

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come come in continue stay

VERB

vacate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon annul depart dissolve empty evacuate give up move out quash quit relinquish renounce rescind reverse revoke void withdraw

STRONG

abrogate clear discharge leave retract

WEAK

move out of part with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve come continue do enforce enter fill keep permit remain retain sanction stay support validate

STRONG

hold

WEAK

occupy overflow

VERB

vanish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

die die out dissolve evaporate fade melt

STRONG

clear dematerialize evanesce exit

WEAK

be lost become invisible fade away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

coagulate improve solidify

WEAK

appear arrive come

Example Sentences

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Oil and gas aren’t going to go away.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

It’s good the NFL isn’t as buttoned up as it used to be regarding its public image, although it’s probably wishing this story would go away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Though such deals rarely come to light, paying employees to make potential scandals go away isn’t an uncommon practice across corporate America.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“We thought that the economy was so dynamic that it would fix itself fairly quickly. And we thought that inflation would go away fairly quickly without an intervention by us,” he explained.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

He just had a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach that wouldn’t go away.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

go away

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