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   from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)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

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Donald White:

   Everyone is a keyboard hero these days. 75 percent of people would've said nothing at all and left the elk. Or they would've took it home. And the conservation would never knew, when I put my post up on Facebook yes I was a excited Dad. And also I wanted to make people aware that there is elk in northern Missouri. Donald White said his daughter has faced social media bullying since the incident. (Donald White) There’s no hunting season for elk in Missouri. The state’s conservation department reintroduced the animal at Peck Ranch Conservation Area in 2011 and is currently growing a herd. However, the elk Wilson shot was about 200 miles away from the herd, Springfield News-Leader reported. There are no reports of elk in this area. It was kind of a surprise to us. There was no evidence of any ear tags or collars on this one.

2. Jeremy Richman:

   What we want to say is, our behaviors come from the brain, we need to move away from the sense of a character judgment or a flawed individual so that people are afraid to get help for themselves or for their loved ones.

3. Jacqueline Bisset:

   My view is quite simple. When your dog pees on the carpet, you do not give away your dog. You say, This dog is special. I have to teach him not to pee on the carpet. I feel exactly the same way about men. They need to be taught things.

4. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:

   We have not achieved everything, but at least there is a ceasefire. This also includes agreements on securing the eastern borders of Ukraine, elections and the exchange of prisoners, it is a chance to move away from escalation and towards political momentum.

5. Rob McCoy:

   Some of the major sign designers in Las Vegas were watching all of their beautiful works in danger because all of the hotels were being imploded and they were going to see their signs go away, we’re the only city in the world that implodes its buildings, but saves it signs.

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