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leave
noun as in permission
Strongest matches
Strong matches
assent, concession, consent, dispensation, freedom, go ahead, liberty, okay, permit, sanction, sufferance, tolerance
Weak match
noun as in holiday, time off
Strongest matches
furlough, leave of absence, retirement, sabbatical, vacation
verb as in depart, abandon physically
Strong matches
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 matches
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
verb as in abandon, renounce
verb as in forget, neglect
Example Sentences
He campaigned for the creation of similar bodies to fight partisan drawing of district lines across the nation after leaving office.
Detective Lewind growled at her for letting the kid leave with potentially explosive evidence of espionage.
Night fell and the stars came out and there was Roz, wading through the shallows, her headlights turning from side to side as she warned the coastal creatures to leave.
“So we want to cover 20% to 75% of the portfolio’s upside, adjusting to volatility. But we leave some of the portfolio fully exposed to the upside of the market,” she said.
Once a flight is delayed or canceled, it ripples throughout the entire system, potentially leaving passengers in limbo throughout the country.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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