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

The move comes more than two years after CVS considered a breakup but ultimately walked away from the idea. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

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

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

Opel/Stellantis GM walked away from Opel in 2017 and American buyers rarely get a taste of modern Opel products, but the STX has significance for the broader global market. — New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

Another public radio icon, Garrison Keillor, had walked away from A Prairie Home Companion, and Adams went to Minnesota to launch a new variety show to replace it. — Scott Detrow, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026

The single largest legal AI customer in the world walked away from its own investor’s model because a Chinese open-weight model was better and cheaper on the specific task. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Charlie Garret and Sierra Retzlaff were among the Washington high school girls who walked away from a cross-country race on Tuesday, refusing to compete against a male athlete who began the season on the boys' team. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026