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take away
verb as in discharge
verb as in discount
Weak matches
hold a sale, make allowance for, sell at discount, strike off, take off
verb as in do away with
Weak matches
abolish, bump off, cancel, discard, discontinue, do in, eliminate, exterminate, finish, kill, liquidate, murder, put an end to, put to death, remove, slaughter, slay, wipe out
verb as in draw back
verb as in incarcerate
verb as in intercept
verb as in jail
Weak matches
put away, put behind bars, put on ice, send up, throw away the keys, throw in dungeon, throw the book at
verb as in ransack
verb as in take
verb as in wipe
verb as in withdraw
Strongest matches
depart, disengage, drop out, eliminate, go, leave, pull back, pull out, quit, retire, retreat
Strong matches
abjure, blow, book, detach, exit, extract, quail, recede, recoil, secede, shrink, switch, vacate
Weak matches
absent oneself, back out, bail out, bow out, check out, draw away, draw back, ease out, exfiltrate, fall back, get away, get lost, get off, give ground, give way, keep aloof, keep apart, make oneself scarce, phase out, run along, seclude oneself, take a hike, take leave, take off, take out
Example Sentences
"Reasons include feeling afraid the abuse will escalate, fear their children will be taken away, scared they won't be believed by police or other agencies, having nowhere to go, no access to finances."
But the compact threatens to take away foundational aspects of education, including academic freedom and institutional autonomy.
Men hacked loose branches off trees and piled them to be taken away, for fear they would become projectiles capable of claiming life or limb.
“This tragedy has forever taken away my chance to see him and hug him tightly,” she said.
If there's one thing the doctors hope listeners take away from the show, it's that struggling with health isn't a personal failure.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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