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

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

Jermaine Lewis, who would be fatally shot, approached De Barros, and the two walked away from the group. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

Steve Ballmer walked away from Microsoft’s C-suite and into the Clippers, pouring more than $4 billion into the team and its new arena. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Las Vegas police said ICE agents attempted to detain the man but walked away from the arrest. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Miguel Banuelos, 49, walked away from Washington Ridge Conservation Camp in Nevada County on July 4. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

In 2013, Sillitto walked away from the group, which had picked up Joseph Greer on keyboards and guitar along the way. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

Kansas City police confirmed a 10-year-old boy who walked away from his Northland home in his sleep early Thursday was later found dead. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026