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drive away

VERB

banish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dismiss dispel eject eliminate eradicate evict exclude exile get rid of isolate ostracize oust outlaw relegate remove

STRONG

ban deport discard discharge dislodge excommunicate expatriate proscribe rusticate sequester transport

WEAK

cast out expulse extradict shake off shut out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept admit allow fix hold include incorporate keep plant take in welcome

STRONG

permit

VERB

chase

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drive expel follow go after hound hunt run down rush tear track trail

STRONG

charge chivy course seek shag speed

WEAK

bird-dog take off after track down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lead neglect retard

WEAK

escape retreat run away

VERB

dissipate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dispel disperse dissolve evaporate spread vanish

STRONG

evanesce scatter

WEAK

melt away run dry

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appear assemble collect garner gather

WEAK

accumulate hoard save

VERB

repel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase away confront drive off fend off hold off rebuff resist ward off withstand

STRONG

buck check cool cut decline dismiss disown dispute duel fight kick oppose parry rebut refuse reject traverse

WEAK

beat back beat off brush off cast aside drive back force back force off give cold shoulder to hold back keep at arm's length keep at bay keep off knock down push back put down put to flight stand up against stave off turn down

Antonyms

STRONG

accept agree aid allow approve assist help increase sanction support

WEAK

attract draw

Example Sentences

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We are debating whether we should accept the loss and move, renting a place elsewhere near my family, most likely about a six-hour drive away.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Connections like these abound in the exhibition, which is very much intended to complement a visit to the Basilica of St. Francis, just a 30-minute drive away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Rather, Júaregui said the two U.S. staffers had been conducting a drone-training exercise in a town, Polanco, that is a six-and-a-half-hour drive away from the site where the raid occurred.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

A short drive away on Ferdowsi square, a few hulking black armoured vehicles flanked by armed men in uniform send an even starker message.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

As soon as I heard the door latch, I stood up and went to the kitchen window to watch them drive away.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

drive away

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