GO (AWAY) Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

go (away)

verb

Definition of go (away)

as in to separate

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Verb

We are connected across continents in milliseconds, but too often separated by fear, anger, and mistrust.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Initially, Jessie’s overriding goal was simply to win back playtime with Bonnie, especially after becoming separated from her during a dance class.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of separate

Verb

Farming jobs evaporated as technologies, from fertilizers to combines, enabled greater productivity, automation, and consolidation.

— Ali Kashani, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
In facilities equipped with evaporative cooling towers, some of the circulating water evaporates, carrying heat out of the data center into the atmosphere.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of evaporate

Verb

Daily housekeeping hasn’t disappeared, but travelers can no longer assume every property follows the same schedule.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
What concerns me is how quickly those everyday conveniences can disappear when something goes wrong with a retailer's technology.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of disappear

Verb

Bassam Abed said at least 10 residences housing some 300 families were reduced to rubble, and families were not given enough time to flee.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Other passengers included André Breton, Victor Serge, and Claude Lévi-Strauss—all fleeing the inferno.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of flee

Verb

The film is set in Lucknow as the age of the nawabs (Muslim nobles) fades.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
But that boom eventually faded, overwhelmed by larger forces including the rise of the regulatory state and increasingly generous government bailouts.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of fade

Verb

The pepperoni was savory and a little crisp around the edges, while the hot honey added a sweet kick that played nicely against the salty meat and melted cheese.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
One is to use more of the heat, such as preheating water for the buildings’ boilers or melting snow.

— Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of melt

Verb

Gilchrist replies, his voice brightening the way an ancient sun suddenly burns through an evanescing cloud.

— Chris Richards, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
Monkfish in a gripping mussel broth found its voice in between sips of an off-dry Alsatian pinot gris, its honeyed sweetness just evanescing off the brine of the seafood.

— Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2020

Definition of evanesce

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