Definitions

leave behind

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abandon v.
get ahead v.
leave v.
leave v.
lose v.
outdistance v.
outdo v.
overtake v.
pass v.
shake off v.
throw off v.
transcend v.

VERB

abandon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desert forsake leave quit reject renounce

STRONG

disown jilt

WEAK

back out throw over walk out on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve come continue stay

WEAK

adopt assert cherish defend favor keep pursue retain support uphold

VERB

get ahead

Synonyms

WEAK

advance be successful climb do well flourish get on make good outdo outmaneuver overtake progress prosper surpass thrive

Antonyms

WEAK

fail fall behind

VERB

leave

Synonyms

STRONG

allot apportion assign bequeath bequest cede commit confide consign demise devise entrust legate refer transmit will

WEAK

give over hand down

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep receive retain take withhold

WEAK

care come continue go maintain

VERB

leave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow drop have

STRONG

let mislay omit permit suffer

WEAK

lay down let be let continue let go let stay

Antonyms

STRONG

disallow keep refuse reject

WEAK

care come continue go hold maintain

VERB

lose

Synonyms

STRONG

clear dodge duck elude evade outrun rid shake stray unburden

WEAK

give the slip shake off slip away throw off wander from

Antonyms

STRONG

confront encounter face meet take on

WEAK

achieve hold on to keep maintain succeed win

VERB

outdistance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outclass outdo outpace outperform

STRONG

beat best better exceed outplay overtake pass surpass top

WEAK

go beyond go one better outhussle win the race

Antonyms

STRONG

fail fall behind lose surrender

VERB

outdo

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eclipse excel outclass outdistance outfox outmaneuver outshine outsmart outstrip surpass transcend

STRONG

beat best bulldoze bury cook cream defeat down exceed lick outrival snow top trash

WEAK

blow out of water do in fake out go one better outgun outjockey pull a fast one shake off shoot ahead

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail fall behind lose

STRONG

aid give up help surrender

VERB

overtake

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beat befall catch up with engulf outdistance outdo outstrip overwhelm

STRONG

better happen hit overhaul reach strike

WEAK

come upon gain on get past get to take by surprise

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lose

STRONG

fail miss

WEAK

fall behind

VERB

pass

Synonyms

STRONG

exceed excel outdistance outdo outgo outshine outstrip surmount top transcend

WEAK

go beyond go by outrace shoot ahead of

Antonyms

STRONG

be inferior fail fall behind lose

VERB

shake off

Synonyms

WEAK

clear dislodge drop elude get away from get rid of give the slip remove rid oneself of throw off unburden

Antonyms

WEAK

appear present

VERB

throw off

Synonyms

WEAK

abuse deceive evade get away from give the slip lose outdistance outrun shake off trick

Antonyms

WEAK

face meet

VERB

transcend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eclipse outstrip overstep transform

STRONG

beat best better exceed excel outdo outrival outshine outvie overtop top

WEAK

be superior go above leave in the dust rise above

Antonyms

STRONG

be inferior fail fall behind lose surrender

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leave behind

When thinking about your career and this time in your life, what legacy do you want to leave behind?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

You’ll live your life, spend your savings, and the condo in Florida and your house in Illinois can be what you leave behind for your heirs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

For example, it might direct a shopper planning a taco night to all the ingredients, from tortillas to cheese to vegetables, which they might otherwise leave behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

"How does cyanide kill the elephants and leave behind the zebras, antelopes and wildebeests, which are eating the grass together?"

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

They were also the first humans to leave behind strong evidence of burying their dead and caring for their sick.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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