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

And the Chinese relationship long predates the current pressure campaign; it was built when Western majors walked away from Iraq’s oilfields. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

When pushed again to talk about his relationship with Sheer, Collins abruptly left the podium and walked away from reporters. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 31 July 2026

While Crosby remains with the Raiders, Jones clarified that Dallas never walked away from the trade talks regarding Crosby. — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 28 July 2026

All those junior-level professionals who walked away from the industry because of burnout, stagnant wages. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Seeking Cuba’s return to the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank — institutions Havana walked away from in the early 1960s. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

A lot of people walked away from the Yankee shows wondering how the Nas moment came together. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 July 2026

Netflix walked away from the deal after WBD's board deemed a revised bid by Paramount to be a superior offer. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Miguel Banuelos, a prisoner who walked away from Washington Ridge Conservation Camp in California and was captured in Tijuana, Mexico, was reported at large again after a Mexican magistrate released him, officials said. — Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026