WALKAWAY Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

walkaway

noun

Definition of walkaway

as in sweep

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Recent Examples of walkaway Despite the walkaway, CDCR said nearly all who leave such programs without permission are eventually apprehended — a rate of 99% since 1977, officials touted in the news release. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025 The Post’s count of walkaway deaths included three at Brookdale facilities and one at a Sunrise facility. — Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkaway

Noun

Elly De La Cruz hit his fourth career leadoff home run — one of four homers by Cincinnati — and the Reds beat the Athletics 6-5 on Thursday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Places to Stay The Best Hotels in Montenegro Nestled between Croatia and Albania on a glorious sweep of coastline, these Montenegro hotels are worth planning a trip around.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of sweep

Noun

Police initially deemed Lashaya Stine a runaway, but evidence pointed to foul play.

— Eileen Murphy, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
But those observations are more compelling when applied to Alice, a former teen-age runaway who, in another life, might have ended up where Catherine is now.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Definition of runaway

Noun

The 43-year-old was among 10 mountaineers who went missing on Thursday after they were believed to have been on the 8,047-meter-tall Broad Peak, in northern Pakistan, when a landslide hit around midday local time.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
Polls that had initially forecast a landslide victory for Janša tightened quickly in the run-up to election day.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of landslide

Noun

The same conundrum saw investors punish Alphabet and Tesla, but reward Microsoft and Amazon for accelerating revenue growth and posting blowout backlog numbers this quarter.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Despite the blowout loss, the White Sox (59-53) remained three games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians (57-57) in the American League Central.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of blowout

Noun

For amenities like restrooms, a handicap accessible walkover, ample parking, and a lifeguard on duty, consider the Santa Clara Regional beach access.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
Trump, deluded by the walkover in Venezuela, thought Iran would surrender in short order.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026

Definition of walkover

Noun

Since work resumed at Tell El-Deir in 2007, archaeologists have found thousands of artifacts, linked mainly to the 26th Dynasty (664–525 BCE), the last royal family of Egyptian origin before the Persian conquest of Egypt.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026
With artifacts like the bullets, archaeologists now have a better understanding of where the nearly two-century-long struggle finally ended—and who took responsibility for the conquest.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

Definition of conquest

Noun

The Civil War breaking out just a century later showcases why white supremacy and the subjugation of Black people and people of color have meant a certain level of instability for many American citizens since the very beginning.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 June 2026
Baldwin’s position was that the centrality of slavery and racial subjugation in American history could not simply be reversed by legislative fiat.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Definition of subjugation

Noun

The individuals sampled for the study had been actively swimming, hunting and taking bait before capture!

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
According to Entropy, the total system is designed to capture up to 192,000 tonnes annually, including the earlier Glacier capture installations.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026