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leave

[leev] / liv /
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 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 slip slip away 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

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Simeone deserves to stay as long as he wants and he deserves to decide when he wants to leave himself.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Under this model, leaders give subordinates clear objectives but leave the tactical execution to their discretion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Third place would leave him uncomfortably close to the bubble, likely needing some defections.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

OpenAI said President Greg Brockman would assume Simo’s product responsibilities while she is on leave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“And broken hand or no broken hand, he’s not about to leave a clear field for Glenn Tarbox.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.