What are some opposite words for leave?
Antonyms for leave
livleave
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term leave.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
leave
Abandon is a word of wide signification, applying to persons or things of any kind; abdicate and resign apply to office, authority, or power; cede to territorial possessions; surrender especially to military force, and more generally to any demand, claim, passion, etc. Quit carries an idea of suddenness or abruptness not necessarily implied in abandon, and may not have the same suggestion of finality. The king abdicates his throne, cedes his territory, deserts his followers, renounces his religion, relinquishes his titles, abandons his designs. A cowardly officer deserts his ship; the helpless passengers abandon it. We quit business, give up property, resign office, abandon a habit or a trust. Relinquish commonly implies reluctance; the fainting hand relinquishes its grasp; the creditor relinquishes his claim. Abandon implies previous association with responsibility for or control of; forsake implies previous association with inclination or attachment, real or assumed; a man may abandon or forsake house or friends; he abandons an enterprise; forsakes God. Abandon is applied to both good and evil action; a thief abandons his designs, a man his principles. Forsake, like abandon, may be used either in the favorable or unfavorable sense; desert is always unfavorable, involving a breach of duty, except when used of mere localities; as, "the Deserted Village." While a monarch abdicates, a president or other elected or appointed officer resigns. It was held that James II. abdicated his throne by deserting it.
Antonyms:
adopt, advocate, assert, cherish, claim, court, defend, favor, haunt, hold, keep, maintain, occupy, prosecute, protect, pursue, retain, seek, support, undertake, uphold, vindicateSynonyms:
abandon, abdicate, abjure, cast off, cease, cede, depart from, desert, discontinue, forego, forsake, forswear, give up, quit, recant, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, resign, retire from, retract, surrender, vacate, withdraw from
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
leavenoun
Antonyms:
restriction, prohibition, prevention, inhibition, refusalSynonyms:
liberty, permission, license, concession
Princeton's WordNet
leave, leave of absencenoun
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
"a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
Synonyms:
parting, leave-taking, leave of absence, farewellleavenoun
permission to do something
"she was granted leave to speak"
Synonyms:
parting, leave-taking, leave of absence, farewellfarewell, leave, leave-taking, partingverb
the act of departing politely
"he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
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parting, leave-taking, word of farewell, part, leave of absence, farewellleave, go forth, go awayverb
go away from a place
"At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
Synonyms:
lead, provide, come out, leave alone, exit, leave behind, go away, give, will, get out, vanish, come forth, emerge, result, pull up stakes, go out, issue, disappear, entrust, pass on, depart, forget, bequeath, go forth, allow, go, impart, allow for, egressleaveverb
go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
"She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"
Synonyms:
lead, provide, leave alone, exit, leave behind, go away, give, will, get out, result, pull up stakes, go out, entrust, pass on, depart, forget, bequeath, go forth, allow, impart, allow forleaveverb
act or be so as to become in a specified state
"The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
Synonyms:
lead, provide, leave alone, exit, leave behind, go away, give, will, get out, result, pull up stakes, go out, entrust, pass on, depart, forget, bequeath, go forth, allow, impart, allow forleave, leave alone, leave behindverb
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
"leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
Synonyms:
lead, provide, leave alone, exit, leave behind, go away, give, will, get out, result, pull up stakes, go out, entrust, pass on, depart, forget, bequeath, go forth, allow, impart, allow forexit, go out, get out, leaveverb
move out of or depart from
"leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
Synonyms:
date, pop off, go out, give-up the ghost, get off, choke, go away, bring out, get around, drop dead, cash in one's chips, leave alone, kick the bucket, expire, bequeath, lead, go steady, buy the farm, pass away, perish, croak, conk, see, pull up stakes, pull, will, get out, take out, break, snuff it, decease, leave behind, give, go, depart, allow, pass, provide, escape, impart, die, allow for, pull out, draw, exit, pass on, go forth, entrust, get by, result, get away, forgetleave, allow for, allow, provideverb
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
"This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
Synonyms:
let, go out, earmark, tolerate, go away, impart, cater, pass on, allow, give, lead, go forth, result, furnish, admit, countenance, pull up stakes, offer, will, bequeath, reserve, put up, take into account, leave behind, give up, grant, leave alone, forget, set aside, get out, supply, render, provide, depart, allow for, appropriate, exit, bring home the bacon, entrust, permit, plyleave, result, leadverb
have as a result or residue
"The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
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go out, conduce, go away, impart, pass on, allow, head, guide, lead, go forth, take, result, leave alone, extend, pull up stakes, will, bequeath, chair, precede, leave behind, give, go, forget, direct, pass, get out, ensue, provide, depart, allow for, conduct, exit, run, top, contribute, entrust, moderateleave, depart, pull up stakesverb
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"
Synonyms:
take leave, start, go out, go away, impart, pass on, allow, lead, go forth, exit, result, leave alone, part, vary, pull up stakes, will, bequeath, leave behind, give, go, forget, set off, diverge, sidetrack, digress, get out, take off, depart, allow for, start out, provide, set forth, entrust, deviate, straggle, quit, set outentrust, leaveverb
put into the care or protection of someone
"He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"
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lead, go forth, leave alone, exit, bequeath, leave behind, go away, trust, will, get out, result, confide, go out, forget, give, intrust, entrust, pass on, depart, pull up stakes, provide, allow, commit, impart, allow forbequeath, will, leaveverb
leave or give by will after one's death
"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
Synonyms:
lead, go forth, leave alone, exit, leave behind, go away, give, will, provide, get out, result, pull up stakes, go out, entrust, pass on, depart, forget, bequeath, allow, impart, allow forleaveverb
have left or have as a remainder
"That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
Synonyms:
lead, provide, leave alone, exit, leave behind, go away, give, will, get out, result, pull up stakes, go out, entrust, pass on, depart, forget, bequeath, go forth, allow, impart, allow forleave, leave behindverb
be survived by after one's death
"He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
Synonyms:
lead, provide, leave alone, exit, leave behind, go away, give, will, get out, result, pull up stakes, go out, entrust, pass on, depart, forget, bequeath, go forth, allow, impart, allow forimpart, leave, give, pass onverb
transmit (knowledge or skills)
"give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
Synonyms:
consecrate, progress, give way, devote, bequeath, chip in, lead, put across, will, carry, have, lend, afford, collapse, hold, founder, leave alone, go away, add, go forth, turn over, ease up, result, hand, gift, circulate, render, move over, return, pay, get out, relegate, pass on, entrust, channel, open, transmit, grant, establish, contribute, yield, go out, give, bring, march on, go on, move on, apply, present, make, forget, impart, generate, advance, reach, communicate, submit, convey, allow, bestow, throw, fall in, dedicate, cave in, depart, distribute, pass, pass around, exit, provide, pull up stakes, pass along, feed, break, leave behind, commit, sacrifice, conduct, kick in, allow forforget, leaveverb
leave behind unintentionally
"I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
Synonyms:
lead, go forth, bury, leave alone, exit, draw a blank, leave behind, go away, give, will, blank out, get out, result, pull up stakes, block, go out, bequeath, entrust, pass on, depart, forget, provide, allow, impart, allow for
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
leavenoun
Synonyms:
permission, leave-taking, adieu, farewell, congé, withdrawal, retirement, departure, leaving, egressleaveverb
Synonyms:
depart from, vacate, retire from, abandon, forsake, desert, abstain from, forego, desist from, forbear, permit, allow, let, commit, give over, intrust, consign, deliver, will, bequeath, devise, depart, set out, start, go
Editors Contribution
accost
Submitted by rinat on September 22, 2019persisted
to leave completely and finally
How to use leave in a sentence?
We have been for the last few days asking all tourists to leave the island in anticipation of the hurricane.
Sydney Airport is a city that has never really invested deeply in a cohesive plan for being congruent -- at least until now, you look at the city center and it's towering with soaring corporate buildings or incredible colonial era buildings. But the minute you leave these areas, you're faced with a' city' that feels half metropolis and half suburban.
If you leave these people alone they will be going down very quickly. So these people need to always be in interaction.
We will be forced to leave Japan with no income, no insurance, and it will be impossible for me and my kids to visit or even speak to Ridge for the next three years.
A friend, Titi, got me a pass to the event Jack was at. She asked if I could make it there and coincidentally I was on leave at work at the time so I made it before the event ended.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#77 | get | |
#148 | support | |
#504 | come | |
#608 | court | |
#656 | keep | |
#1129 | leave | |
#1275 | hold | |
#2022 | claim | |
#2157 | protect | |
#2422 | maintain | |
#2775 | prevention | |
#3171 | seek | |
#5455 | favor | |
#5474 | arrive | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#6857 | retain | |
#7451 | advocate | |
#7546 | pursue | |
#7739 | defend | |
#7800 | restriction | |
#9347 | undertake | |
#12648 | refusal | |
#12795 | prohibition | |
#13093 | assert | |
#13260 | inhibition | |
#15899 | occupy | |
#22440 | uphold | |
#24818 | prosecute | |
#25495 | cherish | |
#26533 | haunt | |
#80199 | vindicate |
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