Definitions

leaves

[leevz] / livz /

NOUN

green foliage of plant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frond needle petal stalk

STRONG

blade bract flag leaflet pad petiole scale stipule

WEAK

foliole

NOUN

page of document

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sheet

STRONG

folio paper

NOUN

permission

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allowance authorization

STRONG

assent concession consent dispensation freedom go-ahead liberty okay permit sanction sufferance tolerance

WEAK

green light

Antonyms

STRONG

denial difference disagreement disapproval imprisonment incarceration protest refusal restraint veto

WEAK

limitation prohibition restriction workday

NOUN

holiday, time off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

furlough leave of absence retirement sabbatical vacation

STRONG

adieu departure farewell goodbye leave-taking liberty parting withdrawal

Antonyms

STRONG

greeting hello stay

WEAK

limitation prohibition restriction workday

VERB

depart, abandon physically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disappear escape flee fly go move quit retire start take off withdraw

STRONG

abscond decamp defect desert ditch elope embark emigrate exit flit forsake issue migrate part relinquish sally scram split vacate vamoose vanish

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come complete face finish remain stay stop

STRONG

come in hold join keep

WEAK

care continue maintain

VERB

abandon, renounce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop evacuate give up quit stop surrender

STRONG

cease cede desert desist forbear forsake maroon refrain relinquish resign terminate waive yield

WEAK

back out drop out give notice hand over knock off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue do

STRONG

begin help initiate keep on start

WEAK

care come go hold keep maintain

VERB

forget, neglect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow drop have leave behind

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

give, especially after death

Synonyms

STRONGEST

leave behind

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That number, as long as the fund meets or beats it, leaves plenty of juice for more gains throughout this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

That’s because a looming, powerful El Niño is expected to pick up where the Iran conflict leaves off.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“This college is killing us,” he announces, and then leaves the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"The immediate concern is the plastics becoming microplastics. The mowers churn up plastic leaves and petals and it gets embedded over the years," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

We all envied her ability to find food on the move, snuffling up dead leaves, tugging at what little grass there was.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo