Synonyms of walked away from

walked away from

phrase

past tense of walk away from

as in left

to cause to remain behind

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• left
• stranded
• abandoned
• walked out on
• dumped
• deserted
• separated (from)
• retreated (from)
• quit
• withdrew (from)
• forsook
• cut off
• discarded
• marooned
• flung
• threw away
• shed
• handed over
• took off (from)
• escaped
• scrapped
• shucked (off)
• vacated
• relinquished
• ignored
• threw out
• rejected
• surrendered
• jettisoned
• sacrificed
• junked
• forgot
• gave up
• delivered
• ditched
• renounced
• yielded
• repudiated
• neglected
• disregarded
• disowned
• abjured
• distanced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept
• held
• had
• owned
• retained
• withheld
• possessed
• reserved
• reclaimed
• saved
• redeemed
• harbored
• rescued

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of walked away from

Van celebrated winning the 125-pound title, but both fighters walked away from that night feeling everyone deserved more than the premature result. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Yet, here’s a California state worker who walked away from his pension track for a life full of hot dogs. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

For now the Phillies, after a 4-6 stretch, at least walked away from Sunday’s game feeling good. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

These are modest steps toward rebuilding the economic relationship the United Kingdom walked away from. — Jonas Nahm, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

Hunter Mahan walked away from the PGA Tour in 2021 and has been open about being completely burnt out on all things involved with the non-stop grind of professional golf. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

A little less than half an hour in, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman looked down at his mobile phone, and then stood up and walked away from the dais where he had been seated behind a table along with other NASA officials. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026

Three days later, Canada walked away from the negotiating table. — August 24, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

Tensions escalated late Friday when Canada walked away from negotiations after Carney concluded the United States was demanding too much in exchange for tariff relief. — Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026