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leaving

[lee-ving] / ˈli vɪŋ /
NOUN
desertion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
betrayal
STRONG
abrogation apostasy avoidance backsliding departure derelict dereliction disaffection disavowal divorce elusion escape evasion falseness flight forsaking perfidy rejection relinquishment renunciation repudiation resignation retirement retreat secession tergiversation treachery truancy withdrawal
WEAK
absconding castoff defecting departing disavowing falling away going back on marooning recreancy running out on
Antonyms
STRONG
allowance approval arrival coming meeting ratification stay
WEAK
aid assistance help staying
NOUN
emigration
Synonyms
STRONG
colonization crossing defection departure displacement exile exodus expatriation journey march movement peregrination relocation removal resettlement settling shift transplanting travel trek voyage wandering
WEAK
homesteading moving reestablishment uprooting
Antonyms
STRONG
arrival entrance
WEAK
arriving immigration remaining
NOUN
end
Synonyms
STRONGEST
side
STRONG
bit dregs fragment lees particle piece portion remainder remnant residue scrap share stub
WEAK
butt end tag end
Antonyms
STRONG
base core entirety whole
NOUN
estrangement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alienation disaffection disunity hostility schism separation
STRONG
breach disassociation division divorce leave parting removal split withdrawal withholding
WEAK
antagonization breakup
Antonyms
STRONGEST
friendliness
STRONG
connection introduction juncture marriage
WEAK
union
NOUN
excretion
Synonyms
STRONG
defecation discharge ejection elimination evacuation expelling expulsion exudation perspiration secretion sweating urination voiding
WEAK
discharging ejecting
Antonyms
WEAK
accretion eating receiving
NOUN
immigration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exodus migration travel
STRONG
colonization crossing defection departure displacement exile expatriation journey march movement peregrination relocation removal resettlement settling shift transmigration transplanting trek voyage wandering
WEAK
homesteading moving reestablishment uprooting
Antonyms
STRONG
entrance
NOUN
offal
Synonyms
STRONG
carrion debris junk refuse remains rubbish trash waste
Antonyms
STRONG
assets possessions property sense
NOUN
resignation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
departure retirement surrender termination withdrawal
STRONG
abandonment abdication notice renunciation
WEAK
giving up quitting tendering vacating
Antonyms
STRONGEST
stay
WEAK
agreement impatience intolerance resistance taking on
NOUN
scrap
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chunk fragment grain hunk lump morsel shred sliver snippet speck
STRONG
atom bite butt chip crumb cutting discard end glob gob iota jot junk leftover mite modicum mouthful part particle piece portion remains slice snatch stump trace waste
WEAK
bits and pieces castoff odds and ends orts smithereen
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lot
STRONG
whole
NOUN
shard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fragment particle remnant
STRONG
bit butt dregs lees piece portion remainder residue scrap share side stub
WEAK
butt end ort tag end
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole
STRONG
base core
NOUN
start
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beginning dawn kickoff opening outset
STRONG
birth commencement countdown dawning derivation embarkation foundation inauguration inception initiation introduction onset origin source spring takeoff
WEAK
alpha arrival coming day one first step flying start jump-off running start setting-out square one start-off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conclusion end ending finish
STRONG
close completion consequence death effect exit outgrowth result termination
WEAK
stop

Example Sentences

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Britain is a good example of Europe’s broader woes: Families aren’t seeing their incomes grow, leaving them feeling left behind compared with the more dynamic economies of the U.S. and Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Nahed al-Hilou, a Gaza businessman now living in Ramallah, is equally afraid of leaving the central West Bank city he moved to from Tel Aviv after the war broke out.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

It said it would "also help to avoid delays for those entering and leaving the site, as well as any traffic on the A308".

From BBC • May 9, 2026

I don’t have any of my own biological children, but my brother died at age 31 in 2001, leaving behind three children.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

They looked so forlorn that I picked them up and carried them in my cap rather than leaving them for some passing skunk.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen