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Definition of AWAY

1

not close in time or space <the store is far away from here> <Passover is still three months away>

Synonyms away, deep, far, faraway, far-flung, far-off, remote, removed

Related Words apart, devious, isolated, lonesome, nowhere, obscure, odd, outlying, out-of-the-way, retired, secluded, secret, sequestered

Near Antonyms adjacent, adjoining, contiguous

Antonyms 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 away, missing, out

Related Words AWOL, truant; departed, gone, retired; abroad, vacationing

Near Antonyms accompanying, attending, participating

Antonyms here, in, present