Synonyms of walking away from

walking away from

phrase

present participle of walk away from

as in leaving

to cause to remain behind

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• stranding
• abandoning
• walking out on
• dumping
• throwing away
• retreating (from)
• separating (from)
• deserting
• forsaking
• withdrawing (from)
• taking off (from)
• throwing out
• cutting off
• handing over
• marooning
• giving up
• quitting
• shucking (off)
• discarding
• flinging
• escaping
• shedding
• ditching
• scrapping
• relinquishing
• ignoring
• vacating
• sacrificing
• jettisoning
• rejecting
• forgetting
• renouncing
• junking
• delivering
• surrendering
• yielding
• repudiating
• distancing
• disregarding
• neglecting
• disowning
• abjuring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• having
• holding
• keeping
• owning
• retaining
• withholding
• possessing
• saving
• reclaiming
• reserving
• harboring
• rescuing
• redeeming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of walking away from

Balogun didn’t hurt his stock or his public image by walking away from Everton, a club that fumbled its way through another transfer window. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Perhaps this is because the United States has been walking away from this legacy and this opportunity to lead. — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

The complaint implies the combined company is dominant in a market that viewers are walking away from. — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

In reality, walking away from another person often solves one problem while creating others. — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Even Carney’s political adversaries, who waste no opportunity to criticize the Liberal Party leader, support his walking away from the table. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Should the show be renewed — though it is categorized as a limited series — Stapley notes the core question of who Lucky can be after walking away from her con artist ways would likely be explored. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

The evidence is growing that the nuclear weapon states are sidelining, and even walking away from, their disarmament commitments and are instead flexing their nuclear muscles. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Years after walking away from the FBI, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are pulled back from the shadows when a federal agent vanishes without a trace. — ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026