Synonyms of walk away from

walk away from

phrase

as in leave

to cause to remain behind

She decided to walk away from her job to go back to school.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• strand
• abandon
• desert
• walk out on
• withdraw (from)
• throw away
• separate (from)
• retreat (from)
• dump
• quit
• forsake
• maroon
• cut off
• escape
• shed
• ditch
• take off (from)
• hand over
• junk
• scrap
• discard
• fling
• throw out
• distance
• sacrifice
• relinquish
• ignore
• forget
• vacate
• surrender
• shuck (off)
• reject
• jettison
• give up
• deliver
• renounce
• yield
• neglect
• repudiate
• disregard
• disown
• abjure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• own
• keep
• have
• retain
• possess
• hold
• reserve
• harbor
• reclaim
• rescue
• save
• redeem
• withhold

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of walk away from

After being read their scores, Cameron, 33, walked away from both the cameras and Burgess, 41, while co-host Julianne Hough was still live on air. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

Cameron was clearly frustrated by the scores and walked away from the skybox. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

After The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal wrote stories in 2021 about the emails, Gruden resigned in disgrace as Raiders coach, walking away from about $60 million remaining on his contract and endorsement opportunities. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Both campaigns walked away from the debate claiming victory, and now the focus shifts to getting their supporters to the polls. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026