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Synonyms for away
əˈweɪaway
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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"
awayadjective
used of an opponent's ground
"an away game"
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"
Synonyms:
outdoor(a), extraneous, remote, outside, external, out-of-door, outside(a), away(p), internationalaway, 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from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)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"
away, outadverb
from one's possession
"he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
aside, awayadverb
out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
"brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
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"
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"
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"
awayadverb
so as to be removed or gotten rid of
"cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
awayadverb
freely or at will
"fire away!"
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"
away, asideadverb
in a different direction
"turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
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"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
awayadjective
Synonyms:
absent, gone, off, from home, at a distance, not presentawayadjective
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AWAY
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#11 | by | |
#60 | out | |
#215 | international | |
#225 | off | |
#699 | away | |
#758 | past | |
#860 | far | |
#1190 | outside | |
#1368 | distance | |
#1403 | forward | |
#1639 | remote | |
#1642 | external | |
#2228 | separate | |
#3664 | forth | |
#4244 | apart | |
#4605 | abroad | |
#5227 | loose | |
#5484 | aside | |
#12087 | detached | |
#23486 | onward | |
#30669 | afar | |
#36762 | extraneous |
How to use away in a sentence?
The reluctance to put away childish things may be a requirement of genius.
A strong European defence market and industrial base can only be achieved with a move away from the existing focus on national markets, europe can no longer afford the inefficiencies of duplication and overcapacity that our existing fragmented market entails.
This is a vaccine that was developed for animals by the Zoetis company, by using it in animals, it's not taking away vaccines that would otherwise be distributed to people.
I remember hearing shots, i remember looking at her, looking at Dr. Witt, and I was thinking, ‘She’s going to get away,’ and then I saw her getting hit.
I think it will all get there at the right time, but without a doubt it is moving towards that. The customers want it right away.
Translations for away
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- بعيدًاArabic
- прэчBelarusian
- pryčCzech
- fort, fern, abwesend, unterwegs, los, wegGerman
- απών, μακριάGreek
- ausente, fuera, lejosSpanish
- دورPersian
- kuluttua, poispäin, lomalla, päässä, poissa, poisFinnish
- loinFrench
- ar fadIrish
- jauhIndonesian
- í, fjarverandi, ekki við, fríIcelandic
- lontano, viaItalian
- משםHebrew
- ឆ្ងាយ, នៅលើ, ចាកឆ្ងាយ, មិននៅKhmer
- loci, a loco, foras, procul, hinc, forisLatin
- borte, bortNorwegian
- borte, bortNorwegian Nynorsk
- z dala, precz, daleko, na wyjeździe, niedostępny, stądPolish
- لرېPashto, Pushto
- daqui a, ausente, indisponível, sai, a, fora, saia, embora, [[vai]]/[[vá]] [[embora]], longe, [[suma]]/[[some]] [[daqui]], [[para]] [[fora]]Portuguese
- absent, încolo, în continuare, departe, de aici, indisponibilRomanian
- вон, недоступно, прочь, долой, далекоRussian
- prečSlovak
- pròč, stránSlovene
- bortaSwedish
- прiч, гетьUkrainian
- 离开Chinese
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