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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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Some symptoms, such as diarrhea, may go away and then return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Her lawyer recommended she offer her brothers a settlement from the funds that her mother has left in order to get them to go away, but so far that hasn’t worked.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The good news: For about one-third of people, alpha-gal will go away within three to five years, says Commins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

And the biggest plague, the one that never seems to go away, is deep-seated resentment for, often outright hostility to, mothers and the work of parenting.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

It meant “go away,” but not the go away used for people.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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