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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
King’s critiques of capitalism, militarism and structural racism are often downplayed in most mainstream remembrances, leaving behind a softer image of peaceful dreamer.
Once I leave the work environment I go home and sometimes we don't speak anything about football.
Stewart will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, manager Dave Roberts announced, leaving the Dodgers without the only significant deadline addition they made to bolster their struggling bullpen.
She's posting regularly - from meditation guides to leaving poems across London - but the views aren't pouring in.
“When you leave a family member in someone else’s care, you are relying on that caretaker to provide the highest standard of safety, comfort, and care.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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