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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 (187)

blend, intermix, immingle, intermingle, combine into one

v. combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"

whip, whisk

v. whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"

socialize, make socialist

v. make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"

alloy, debase

v. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

combine, compound

v. combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"

wake, awake, awaken, waken, come alive, wake up

v. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

force out, rout out, drive out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

electrify, charge with electricity

v. charge (a conductor) with electricity

launch, set in motion

v. get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"

pitch, toss, flip, sky

v. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

loft

v. propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"

catapult, sling

v. hurl as if with a sling

launch, propel with force

v. propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"

propel, impel, move forward

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

tumble, whirl, skirl, whirl around

v. fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

spin, twirl, whirl, birl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

pitch, fall forwards

v. fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

pitch, tilt, cant, slant, cant over

v. heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

rock, cradle

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

nod, sway

v. sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"

pitch, shift, lurch

v. move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

twist, wriggle, squirm, wrestle, worm, writhe

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

put, cast, couch, frame, redact

v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

hurl, cast, hurtle

v. throw forcefully

throw, cast, project, contrive, put forth, send forth

v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

throw, project through the air

v. project through the air; "throw a frisbee"

toss, chuck

v. throw carelessly; "chuck the ball"

heave

v. throw with great effort

lob, throw in a high arc

v. propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball"

pitch, toss, flip, sky

v. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

put, cast, couch, frame, redact

v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

hurl, cast, hurtle

v. throw forcefully

throw, cast, project, contrive, put forth, send forth

v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

chuck, ditch

v. throw away; "Chuck these old notes"

discount, disregard, ignore, brush off, dismiss, brush aside, push aside

v. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

renounce, repudiate

v. cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

drop

v. give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"

release, discharge, expel, eject

v. eliminate (substances) from the body

refuse to acknowledge, disavow

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

disclaim, renounce title to

v. renounce a legal claim or title to

disinherit, disown

v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

condemn, judge unfit, declare unfit

v. declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

contradict, controvert, oppose

v. be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"

protest, dissent, resist

v. express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"

disregard, neglect, slight, ignore, cold-shoulder

v. have no respect for

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 (20)

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 (2)

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"

toss away

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