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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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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

"Wanna take a walk with me? I wanna give you something."

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

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