kiss goodbye

ADJECTIVE

lost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absent adrift disoriented hidden invisible misplaced vanished

STRONG

disappeared forfeit forfeited gone lacking minus mislaid missed obscured strayed wandering

WEAK

astray at sea cast away down the drain fallen between cracks gone astray irrecoverable irretrievable irrevocable nowhere to be found off-course out the window unredeemed wayward without

Antonyms

STRONGEST

seen

WEAK

found

VERB

abandon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desert discard discontinue ditch drop out dump leave pull out quit stop surrender vacate withdraw

STRONG

abdicate drop duck dust screw yield

WEAK

back out bail out bow out chicken out cop out cut loose flake out fly the coop give up the ship leg it let go opt out run out on ship out storm out take a powder take a walk throw over walk out on wash hands of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow begin come continue go hold keep maintain persevere remain start stay

WEAK

adopt assert cherish defend favor pursue retain support uphold

VERB

bolt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bound dart dash drop out dump escape flee jump leap rush scamper scoot skip sprint take off

STRONG

abscond ditch fly hightail hotfoot hurtle skedaddle split spring start startle

WEAK

bail out cop out cut loose cut out leave flat leave high and dry leave holding the bag leave in the lurch make a break for it make off make tracks opt out run like scared rabbit run out on step on it take flight walk out on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet stay

STRONG

remain stop

WEAK

dawdle loosen wait

VERB

dissipate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deplete use up

STRONG

blow consume dump lavish misspend misuse squander waste

WEAK

be wasteful with burn up fritter away indulge oneself run through throw away trifle away

Antonyms

STRONG

build hoard save starve

WEAK

accumulate appear collect gather

VERB

eject

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banish bounce bump dump evict exclude expel force out kick out oust

STRONG

cast out debar disbar discharge displace dispossess ditch eighty-six eliminate expulse heave out reject rout sack send packing show the gate to

WEAK

do away with drive off get rid of give the boot turn out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

include take in welcome

STRONG

allow keep permit save

VERB

forsake

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disown forgo forswear jettison quit relinquish renounce repudiate set aside spurn

STRONG

abdicate desert disclaim jilt leave resign surrender yield

WEAK

cast off change one's tune drift away give up have done with leave flat leave high and dry run out on show the door take the oath throw over walk out on wash one's hands of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve continue keep

STRONG

claim hold maintain

WEAK

go back rediscover return revert

VERB

immolate

Synonyms

STRONG

suffer surrender victimize yield

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist disallow fight help refuse reject

VERB

lose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline drop fall

STRONG

miss succumb yield

WEAK

be humbled be outdistanced be sunk be taken to cleaners be the loser be worsted come up short drop a bundle lose out suffer defeat take a beating take the count take the heat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up rise

WEAK

achieve confront face hold on to keep maintain meet succeed win

VERB

rid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clear eliminate eradicate liberate purge relieve unload

STRONG

abolish deliver disabuse disburden disembarrass disencumber dump eject expel exterminate extinguish extirpate fire junk release remove scrap shed unburden uproot

WEAK

give the brush heave-ho make free roust send packing shake off throw away throw out toss out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

condemn keep

STRONG

bear create hold maintain plant save sow take in

WEAK

get

VERB

sacrifice

Synonyms

STRONG

cede drop endure eschew forfeit forgo immolate lose offer renounce spare suffer surrender waive yield

WEAK

offer up part with resign oneself to

Antonyms

STRONG

continue deny disallow fight gain keep refuse reject win withhold

WEAK

hold

Example Sentences

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Play like that against Real Madrid in their forthcoming Champions League fixture and they can kiss goodbye to retaining that trophy.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2022

A toddler experiencing his first snow day blew a kiss goodbye to a new friend: Clouseau, a 10-week-old Newfypoodle with a love for sticking his snout in the snow.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2022

Dump Kelly and kiss goodbye to a winning season next year.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2021

He stopped attempting to connect with me or show any physical affection apart from the standard compulsory kiss goodbye in the morning since the decline in his interest.

From Slate • Nov. 25, 2019

Rhiannon gives me a kiss goodbye and whispers that she’s going to figure out a way to run away for the weekend.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

kiss goodbye

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