| Main Entry: | leave |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | permission |
Synonyms: |
allowance, assent, authorization, concession, consent, dispensation, freedom, go-ahead, green light, liberty, okay, permit, sanction, sufferance, tolerance |
| Notes: | let means to make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen, to allow; leave means to go away from a place |
Antonyms: |
limitation, prohibition, restriction |
| Main Entry: | leave |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holiday, time off |
Synonyms: |
adieu, departure, farewell, furlough, goodbye, leave of absence, leave-taking, liberty, parting, retirement, sabbatical, vacation, withdrawal |
Antonyms: |
workday |
| Main Entry: | leave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depart, abandon physically |
Synonyms: |
abscond, beat it, break away, clear out, come away, cut out, decamp, defect, desert, disappear, ditch*, elope, embark, emigrate, escape, exit, flee, flit, fly, forsake, give the slip, go, go away, go forth, head out, issue, migrate, move, move out, part, pull out, push off, quit, relinquish, remove oneself, retire, ride off, run along, sally, say goodbye, scram, set out, slip out, split*, start, step down, take a hike, take leave, take off, vacate, vamoose, vanish, walk out, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
come, go |
| Main Entry: | leave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, renounce |
Synonyms: |
back out, cease, cede, desert, desist, drop, drop out, evacuate, forbear, forsake, give notice, give up*, hand over, knock off, maroon, quit, refrain, relinquish, resign, stop, surrender, terminate, waive, yield |
Antonyms: |
continue, hold, keep |
| Main Entry: | leave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | forget, neglect |
Synonyms: |
allow, drop, have, lay down, leave behind, let, let be, let continue, let go, let stay, mislay, omit, permit, suffer |
Antonyms: |
care, maintain |
| Main Entry: | leave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, especially after death |
Synonyms: |
allot, apportion, assign, bequeath, bequest, cede, commit, confide, consign, demise, devise, entrust, give over, hand down, leave behind, legate, refer, transmit, will |
Antonyms: |
hold |
| Main Entry: | abandon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave behind, relinquish |
Synonyms: |
abdicate, back out, bail out, bow out, chicken out, cop out, cut loose, desert, discard, discontinue, ditch*, drop, drop out, duck*, dump*, dust*, flake out, fly the coop, give up the ship, kiss goodbye, leave, leg it, let go, opt out, pull out, quit, run out on, screw*, ship out, stop, storm out, surrender, take a powder, take a walk, throw over, vacate, walk out on, wash hands of, withdraw, yield |
Antonyms: |
cherish, defend, keep, pursue, retain, support |
| Main Entry: | abandon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave in troubled state |
Synonyms: |
back out, desert, disown, forsake, jilt, leave, leave behind, quit, reject, renounce, throw over, walk out on |
Antonyms: |
adopt, assert, favor, uphold |
| Main Entry: | abdicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up a right, position, or power |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abjure, abnegate, bag it, bail out, cede, demit, drop, forgo, give up, leave, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, opt out, quit, quitclaim, relinquish, renounce, resign, retire, sell out, step down, surrender, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield |
Antonyms: |
assert, assume, challenge, claim, defend, defy, hold, maintain, remain, retain, treasure, usurp |
| Main Entry: | abscond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run away, depart secretly |
Synonyms: |
beat it, bolt*, break, clear out, cut and run, decamp, disappear, dog it, duck out, escape, fade*, flee, fly the coop, get, go AWOL, go south, hightail, jump*, leave, make a break, make off, make scarce, pull out, quit, run off, scram, skedaddle, skip out, slip, sneak away, split*, steal away, take off, vamoose, vanish |
Antonyms: |
abide, continue, endure, give up, remain, stay, stop, yield |