away

1 not close in time or space <the store is far away from here> <Passover is still three months away> Synonyms distant, deep, far, faraway, far-flung, far-off, remote, removedRelated Words apart, devious, isolated, lonesome, nowhere, obscure, odd, outlying, out-of-the-way, retired, secluded, secret, sequesteredNear Antonyms adjacent, adjoining, contiguousAntonyms close, near, nearby, nigh

2 not at a certain place <he's away right now, but he should be back at the office next week> Synonyms absent, missing, outRelated Words AWOL, truant; departed, gone, retired; abroad, vacationingNear Antonyms accompanying, attending, participatingAntonyms here, in, present