208 Synonyms & Antonyms For LEAVE

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Definitions 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

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One curiosity was seeing how well the Trailblazers would fare leaving their comfortable home court in Chatsworth to play in an arena setting.

From Los Angeles Times

All were planning to return as soon as they could to a country most had not seen since leaving decades earlier.

From Los Angeles Times

While hearing the case earlier this month, the Supreme Court criticised WhatsApp's "take it or leave it policy", saying that it was a way of "committing theft of private information".

From BBC

Rising star Young did not leave empty-handed, picking up best breakthrough artist while Wolf Alice snagged group of the year.

From Barron's

The Mountain Village council ended up placing Wisor on administrative leave at his recommendation, pending a town inquiry.

From The Wall Street Journal

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Words related to leave are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word leave. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

abandon abandon abdicate abscond approval begone beat it bereave bequeath blessing blessings bow out bowed out break out break away break camp breaking out breaks away broke away broke out bug off cede ceded check out checks out checking out clearance consent defected defects defect desert deserting disappear ditch ditched ditching drop drop off drop out dropped out drops off dropped off dropping off dump elope empty endow escape escape escapes escapes evacuate estrange estrangement flee forsook forsake furlough get along get off get out gets along go ahead go go-ahead goes got along got off gotten off gotten out hand over hands over has hast hath have hit the road holiday holidays jilt jump jumped laid lam lay leave of absence let liberties liberty license light out lit out made off make off maroon migrate move moves OK OK oking opt out opting out park pass by pass passes by passing by permission permit permit pull out pulled out R and R quitclaim quit relinquishes relinquish resign retreat retreats sail sailed sanction sanctions secede separate separates shore leave skedaddle spare starts start step down surrender vacate vacation vamoose walk out on waive went will withdraw withdrew would yield yielded

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