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leave behind

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

Example Sentences

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They cost them strokes, require a unique swing to escape, and force players to clean up any mess they leave behind in the sand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

An uprising typically has a long parentage and, if effective enough, can leave behind many like-minded descendants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Microorganisms living in the soil where bones were buried leave behind their own genetic traces.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Motherhood became a way to leave behind a childhood steeped in sadness.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

I’m surprised how many things people leave behind.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.