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leave
noun as in permission
Strongest matches
Strong matches
assent, concession, consent, dispensation, freedom, go ahead, liberty, okay, permit, sanction, sufferance, tolerance
Weak match
noun as in holiday, time off
Strongest matches
furlough, leave of absence, retirement, sabbatical, vacation
verb as in depart, abandon physically
Strong matches
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 matches
beat it, break away, clear out, come away, cut out, give the slip, go away, 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
verb as in abandon, renounce
verb as in forget, neglect
Example Sentences
He is seen taking a photograph before leaving, carrying a rucksack.
Their sunscreen glistened in the summer heat, leaving a coconut aroma in the air.
“Our goal is the same for all: to give them an incredible show,” he says, “to leave it all on the stage.”
Newsom, who is set to leave office after 2026, has said the project is essential for the state’s future and has made it a central priority.
She told the BBC how her children cried and they had to rush out in the middle of the night carrying "only a few clothes", leaving everything else behind.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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