GO (AWAY) Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

go (away)

verb

Definition of go (away)

as in to separate

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Verb

This is to say that the deep structure of Shift cannot be separated from the implications of permanent decline.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Top Republican lawmakers oppose the measure, claiming that separating the two votes would allow political insiders to gain leverage in the race to replace the seat.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of separate

Verb

Rice University researchers found that the material retains directional spin fluctuations even after conventional magnetic order disappears.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Her muscle Joe keeps bleeding her for more money to find Ethel, who has seemingly disappeared.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of disappear

Verb

After war broke out over religious and political differences in 1642, people had to flee when their villages became war zones, while other places were filled with desperate refugees.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The driver fled north on Highway 113 and crossed back into Sutter County.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of flee

Verb

But hopes of winning the two states have been fading, and the GOP is increasingly focused on playing defense elsewhere with five weeks until the midterm elections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
The fading studio carries a note of melancholy about the state of the film industry as AI advances.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of fade

Verb

Although meltwater initially increases as glaciers melt, long-term glacier shrinkage reduces seasonal meltwater, which communities depend on during summer heat, Huss said.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Morton kosher salt and quickly stir until marshmallows are melted.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 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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