Definitions

take a walk

VERB

abandon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desert discard discontinue ditch drop out dump leave pull out quit stop surrender vacate withdraw

STRONG

abdicate drop duck dust screw yield

WEAK

back out bail out bow out chicken out cop out cut loose flake out fly the coop give up the ship kiss goodbye leg it let go opt out run out on ship out storm out take a powder throw over walk out on wash hands of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow begin come continue go hold keep maintain persevere remain start stay

WEAK

adopt assert cherish defend favor pursue retain support uphold

VERB

defect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon abscond depart desert pull out quit reject renounce revolt withdraw

STRONG

apostatize forsake go lapse leave rat rebel renege schism spurn tergiversate turn

WEAK

back out break faith change sides fall away from go back on go over go over the fence run out sell out tergiverse turn coat walk out on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve come continue persevere remain stay support

WEAK

come in join

VERB

quit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart drop drop out give up go pull out relinquish renounce retire surrender vacate withdraw

STRONG

abdicate blow book decamp desert evacuate exit forsake resign yield

WEAK

bow out check out cut out get off go away from hang it up leave flat leave hanging push off run out on take off throw over walk out on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow begin continue enter join stay

STRONG

arrive come in

WEAK

come complete do finish persevere remain

VERB

traipse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amble lumber meander plod prance roam stroll strut trudge wander

STRONG

ambulate gad hike march pace parade promenade rove shuffle step stride tour traverse trek troop

WEAK

go on foot knock about travel on foot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

go direct run tiptoe

STRONG

stay

VERB

walk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amble escort go hike lead parade race roam run saunter shuffle step stride stroll strut trek trudge wander

STRONG

advance ambulate canter exercise file foot leg locomote lumber march meander pace pad patrol perambulate plod prance promenade rove scuff shamble slog stalk stump toddle tour traipse tramp traverse tread troop

WEAK

go on foot hit the road hoof it knock about travel on foot wend one's way

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lose obey stay stop

STRONG

ignore tiptoe

Example Sentences

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take a walk

Edenwald’s aging residents had long treated Goucher as an extension of their own campus—a place to take a walk or enjoy a cup of coffee in the student cafe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

"I can take a walk through my past, as I wish. It's like projecting a film."

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

“Allowing myself to go outside and read in the hammock in the middle of the day or take a walk — it felt indulgent,” she says.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025

By mediating our consumption to this degree, we’ve almost completely eschewed the need to take a walk down Main Street or wander through the mall on a journey of self-discovery.

From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2024

I send Helena out into the courtyard to play, hoping her friends will help her forget her fright, and take a walk around the block.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

take a walk

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