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Verbs (26)
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deviate, vary, diverge, depart
v. be at variance with; be out of line with
leave, depart, pull up stakes
v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle
v. wander from a direct or straight course
depart, take leave, quit
v. go away or leave
go, go away, depart, travel away
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
v. leave; "The family took off for Florida"
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Fuzzynyms (111)
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veer
v. shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"
clash, jar, collide
v. be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash"
disagree, disaccord, discord
v. be different from one another
retire, withdraw
v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
adjourn, withdraw, retire
v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
retire, withdraw
v. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
go, go away, depart, travel away
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
retire
v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
bow out, withdraw
v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
keep, stay fresh
v. fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"
veer
v. shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"
diverge
v. move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"
arouse, stir
v. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
drift
v. move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
wander
v. go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"
exit, go out, get out, leave
v. move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
fall back
v. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
tarry, linger
v. leave slowly and hesitantly
chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
v. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
desert
v. leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
adjourn, withdraw, retire
v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
retire, withdraw
v. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
leave, depart, pull up stakes
v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
vacate, empty, abandon
v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
desert
v. leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
retire
v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
retire, withdraw
v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
retreat
v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
retrograde, retreat
v. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
desert
v. leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
escape, get away
v. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
call back
v. return or repeat a telephone call; "I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?"; "She left a message but the contractor never called back"
withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
Synonyms (4)
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travel, go, move, locomote
v. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
Antonyms (29)
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conform
v. be similar, be in line with
conform
v. be similar, be in line with
stay, remain, rest
v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
light up, fire up, light
v. begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
stay
v. remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children"
arrive, get, come
v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
go, go away, depart, travel away
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
come, come up
v. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
arrive, get, come
v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
tarry, linger
v. leave slowly and hesitantly
depart, take leave, quit
v. go away or leave
arrive, get, come
v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
depart
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