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adj. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"

away

adj. away from home or business: "has been out all day"; "out to lunch"

away

adj. used of an opponent's ground; "an away game"

away

adj. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"

out, gone, away

adj. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"

Fuzzynyms (114)

belt

n. endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

band, banding, stripe

n. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

omission, skip

n. a mistake resulting from neglect

haven, seaport, harbor, harbour

n. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

dock, wharf, wharfage

n. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

pier

n. a landing built out into the water

recess, cove, inlet

n. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

lagoon, laguna, lagune

n. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

safety, refuge

n. a safe place; "He ran to safety"

retreat

n. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

refuge, sanctuary, asylum

n. a shelter from danger or hardship

chancel, sanctuary, bema

n. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

shelter

n. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

space

n. an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"

spot, place, topographic point

n. a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"

ease, move carefully, move gently

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

slide, slither

v. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

slip, steal

v. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

slink, walk stealthily

v. walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"

mouse, creep, sneak, steal, pussyfoot

v. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

prowl, skulk, move stealthily

v. move stealthily

glide, move effortlessly

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

ease, move carefully, move gently

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

slide, slither

v. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

slip

v. move smoothly and easily

glide, move effortlessly

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

slink, walk stealthily

v. walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"

mouse, creep, sneak, steal, pussyfoot

v. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

prowl, skulk, move stealthily

v. move stealthily

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

stagger, flounder

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

lurch, stagger, careen, reel, keel, swag

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

disconnect, make disconnected

v. make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

disengage, withdraw

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

disjoint, disarticulate

v. separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"

enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

take, remove, take away

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

dip, lower briefly

v. lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

remote, far-off, removed

adj. separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"

offshore, abroad, overseas, in a foreign country, to a foreign country

adv. "They had never travelled abroad"

elsewhere, in another place, to another place

adv. in or to another place; "he went elsewhere"; "look elsewhere for the answer"

Synonyms (55)

pass, lapse, go by, go along, elapse, glide by, slip away, slide by, slip by

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

slip away, sneak away, steal away, sneak off, sneak out, leave quietly

v. leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard"

pass, lapse, go by, go along, elapse, glide by, slip away, slide by, slip by

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

slip away, sneak away, steal away, sneak off, sneak out, leave quietly

v. leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard"

fall

v. pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"

blunder, stumble, trip up, slip up

v. make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name"

deep

adj. very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe"

extreme, furthest, most distant

adj. most distant in any direction; "the extreme edge of town"

far-flung

adj. remote; "far-flung corners of the Empire"

out-of-town

adj. happening in or being of another town or city; "an out-of-town tryout"; "an out-of-town school"

yonder, yon

adj. distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal); "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?"

after-school

adj. outside regular school hours: "a special after-school class"

ecto

adj. (prefix) outside or outer: "ectoderm"

extra

adj. (prefix) outside or beyond: "an extrauterine pregnancy"

extracurricular

adj. outside the regular duties of your job or profession

extracurricular

adj. outside the regular academic curriculum; "sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities"

right

adj. (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out"

lacking, wanting, nonexistent, missing

adj. not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"

truant, awol

adj. absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"

Antonyms (8)

line

n. something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, become better

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

home

adj. used of your own ground; "a home game"

present

adj. spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"

slip away

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