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away

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of away

1 not close in time or space
  • the store is far away from here
  • Summer vacation is still three months away.
Synonyms of away

deep, distant, far, far-flung, far-off, faraway, remote, removed
Words Related to away

apart, devious, isolated, lonesome, nowhere, obscure, odd, outlying, out-of-the-way, retired, secluded, secret, sequestered
Near Antonyms of away

adjacent, adjoining, contiguous
Antonyms of away

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 of away

absent, missing, out
Words Related to away

AWOL, truant

departed, gone, retired

abroad, vacationing
Near Antonyms of away

accompanying, attending, participating
Antonyms of away

here, in, present

away

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of away

from this or that place
  • Don't walk away while I'm still talking to you.
Synonyms of away

down, fro, hence, off, out
Words Related to away

apart, aside, elsewhere

abroad, afar, afield, astray

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