go west

VERB

desert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

betray bolt depart escape flee forsake give up quit vacate

STRONG

abscond apostatize beach chuck decamp duck fly go jilt leave light maroon relinquish renounce resign split strand tergiversate walk

WEAK

bail out check out cop out crawl out go AWOL go back on go over the hill leave high and dry leave in the lurch leave stranded opt out play truant pull out run out on sneak off take a hike take off throw over violate oath

Antonyms

STRONGEST

come continue remain stay wait

STRONG

care face hold keep maintain stop

WEAK

aid assist come back help support

VERB

kick the bucket

Synonyms

WEAK

bite the dust buy the farm cash in one's chips cease living croak expire go belly up go to the wall meet one's maker pass away pass on shove off succumb

Example Sentences

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Americans today likely don’t realize just how difficult it was for young men to take Horace Greeley’s advice and go west, especially to California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Those won’t go west of Oklahoma, though, according to scientists.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

Story left the Cincinnati area in 1979 to go west and find her biological father, traveling to Las Vegas with two male friends, police said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2023

"Instead of seaports we go west," he explains.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2022

You shall go west, and face the god who has turned.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

go west

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