Synonyms of leaving

leaving 1 of 3

adjective

as in departing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departing
• closing
• concluding
• parting
• final
• farewell
• last
• ultimate
• valedictory

leaving

2 of 3

noun

as in exiting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exiting
• departing
• leave
• quitting
• retirement
• departure
• abdication
• exit
• stepping down
• resignation
• surrender
• relinquishment
• renouncement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acceptance
• adoption
• embrace
• embracement
• espousal

• acceptance
• adoption
• embrace
• embracement
• espousal

leaving

3 of 3

verb

present participle of leave

1

as in abandoning

to cause to remain behind

you can leave your lunch in the refrigerator while we're outside

starry-eyed lovers who promise never to leave one another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoning
• deserting
• stranding
• dumping
• quitting
• forsaking
• ignoring
• escaping
• forgetting
• vacating
• discarding
• marooning
• ditching
• relinquishing
• flinging
• walking away from
• jettisoning
• shedding
• scrapping
• rejecting
• sacrificing
• surrendering
• walking out on
• throwing away
• delivering
• renouncing
• junking
• yielding
• disowning
• neglecting
• throwing out
• disregarding
• cutting off
• repudiating
• abjuring
• distancing
• handing over
• giving up
• shucking (off)
• retreating (from)
• taking off (from)
• withdrawing (from)
• separating (from)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• having
• holding
• retaining
• reserving
• owning
• possessing
• reclaiming
• saving
• withholding
• harboring
• rescuing
• redeeming

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• keeping
• having
• holding
• retaining
• reserving
• owning
• possessing
• reclaiming
• saving
• withholding
• harboring
• rescuing
• redeeming

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2

as in bequeathing

to give by means of a will

I'm going to leave all of my possessions to my children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bequeathing
• deeding
• willing
• devising
• handing on
• passing (down)
• handing down

3

as in quitting

to give up (a job or office)

he left his job in the city and moved out into the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoning
• quitting
• vacating
• chucking
• bagging
• giving notice
• resigning (from)
• stepping down (from)
• retiring (from)
• stepping aside (from)
• throwing up
• dropping out (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• staying (at)
• hiring (out or on)

• staying (at)
• hiring (out or on)

4

as in handing

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

why don't you leave your watch with me while you swim?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handing
• transferring
• giving
• delivering
• passing
• relinquishing
• delegating
• entrusting
• transmitting
• recommending
• consigning
• committing
• trusting
• granting
• commending
• confiding
• loaning
• reposing
• bequeathing
• lending
• submitting
• assigning
• dividing
• giving over
• turning over
• distributing
• handing over
• dispersing
• vesting
• conferring
• intrusting
• dispensing
• supplying
• surrendering
• yielding
• releasing
• furnishing
• willing
• advancing
• turning in
• handing down
• handing in
• retransferring
• retransmitting
• redelivering
• recommitting
• handing on
• dealing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• holding
• retaining
• reserving
• receiving
• owning
• taking
• possessing
• withholding
• occupying
• accepting
• detaining
• holding back
• taking in
• taking over

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• keeping
• holding
• retaining
• reserving
• receiving
• owning
• taking
• possessing
• withholding
• occupying
• accepting
• detaining
• holding back
• taking in
• taking over

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5

as in dumping

to end a usually intimate relationship with

is there ever a good way to leave a lover?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumping
• ditching
• abandoning
• jilting
• blowing off
• deserting
• kissing off
• cutting
• forsaking
• snubbing
• breaking off (with)
• kissing good-bye
• slighting
• marooning
• quitting
• cold-shouldering
• high-hatting
• brushing (aside or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taking
• hooking up (with)
• befriending
• latching (on or onto)

• taking
• hooking up (with)
• befriending
• latching (on or onto)

6

as in letting

to give permission to

aw, leave him come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• letting
• allowing
• permitting
• approving
• authorizing
• endorsing
• empowering
• licensing
• sanctioning
• liberating
• freeing
• commissioning
• humoring
• releasing
• indulging
• indorsing
• licencing
• catering (to)
• giving in (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prohibiting
• forbidding
• preventing
• enjoining
• discouraging
• blocking
• inhibiting
• obstructing
• barring
• deterring
• curbing
• impeding
• constraining
• holding back
• frustrating

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• prohibiting
• forbidding
• preventing
• enjoining
• discouraging
• blocking
• inhibiting
• obstructing
• barring
• deterring
• curbing
• impeding
• constraining
• holding back
• frustrating

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