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leave service

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 away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack 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
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 away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack 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

Example Sentences

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“If you want to leave service in the near future, please do not hesitate to do so, with NO payment or severance of any kind.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

One of the bills would have allowed utility and broadband providers to leave service vehicles on private property for up to 72 hours.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2023

Over the years, thousands of young Colombian men have been conscripted into the military, but they often leave service with limited professional options.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2021

It said in documents that the "cost to the taxpayer of maintaining them safely is rising significantly as they age and as more submarines leave service".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2015

With sobs, tears, she admitted that she had decided to leave service, no longer to be Jeanne, but Madame Hector Fournier.

From The Purchase Price by Hough, Emerson