Antonyms for away
əˈweɪaway

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1. awayadverb

   Synonyms:
   off, at bay

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. away

   Antonyms:
   close, near

   Synonyms:
   far, afar, separate, detached, loose, abroad

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. away(p)adjective

   not present; having left

   "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"

   Antonyms:
   home(a), present, accurate

2. awayadjective

   used of an opponent's ground

   "an away game"

   Antonyms:
   accurate, home(a), present

   Synonyms:
   outside, away(p)

3. away, outsideadverb

   (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter

   "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"

   Antonyms:
   accurate, present, home(a)

   Synonyms:
   outdoor(a), extraneous, remote, outside, external, out-of-door, outside(a), away(p), international

4. away, off, forthadverb

   from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)

   "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"

   Antonyms:
   present, accurate, home(a)

   Synonyms:
   off, forward, forth, out, aside, onward, by

5. away, outadverb

   from one's possession

   "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"

   Antonyms:
   accurate, home(a), present

   Synonyms:
   out, off, forth, by, aside

6. aside, awayadverb

   out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)

   "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"

   Antonyms:
   present, home(a), accurate

   Synonyms:
   out, off, forth, by, aside, apart

7. awayadverb

   out of existence

   "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away"

   Antonyms:
   accurate, present, home(a)

   Synonyms:
   out, off, forth, by, aside

8. off, awayadverb

   at a distance in space or time

   "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"

   Antonyms:
   accurate, present, home(a)

   Synonyms:
   out, off, forth, by, aside

9. awayadverb

   indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily

   "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"

   Antonyms:
   accurate, home(a), present

   Synonyms:
   out, off, forth, by, aside

10. awayadverb

    so as to be removed or gotten rid of

    "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"

    Antonyms:
    home(a), accurate, present

    Synonyms:
    out, off, forth, by, aside

11. awayadverb

    freely or at will

    "fire away!"

    Antonyms:
    accurate, present, home(a)

    Synonyms:
    out, off, forth, by, aside

12. awayadverb

    in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)

    "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away"

    Antonyms:
    accurate, present, home(a)

    Synonyms:
    out, off, forth, by, aside

13. away, asideadverb

    in a different direction

    "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"

    Antonyms:
    home(a), present, accurate

    Synonyms:
    out, off, forth, by, aside, apart

14. aside, by, awayadverb

    in reserve; not for immediate use

    "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"

    Antonyms:
    home(a), present, accurate

    Synonyms:
    off, past, forth, out, aside, apart, by

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. awayadverb

   Synonyms:
   hence, absent, gone, aside, off, on, uninterruptedly

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1. like

   away synonym disintimate you bring it far; it's opposite near synonym like since you want it good things nearby.

   Submitted by mappreciate2020 on August 15, 2021  

How to use away in a sentence?

1. Jessica Jackson:

   The fact that I spent all that time away from my kids, like I can't do it again, I don't have time.

2. Mark Smith:

   A massive amount of infrastructure just goes away.

3. Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann:

   We have always said this is an emergency situation in which we must act quickly and humanely. We have helped more than 12,000 people in an acute situation, now we have to move step-by-step away from emergency measures toward normality, in conformity with the law and dignity.

4. Susan Ellis:

   I'm forever changed. I'm hopeful for humanity and I hope other people will take that away from this story, you can be somebody else's hope, it could be you to show someone a glimpse of what humanity really means.

5. Jiddu Krishnamurti:

   What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it.

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