GO (AWAY) Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

go (away)

verb

Definition of go (away)

as in to separate

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Verb

The mediator does an intense workout taking the offers and counteroffers between the parties, up and down an elegant staircase that separates the teams.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
This allows the researchers to produce hydrogen and epoxide without a membrane separating the electrodes.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of separate

Verb

Fan largely disappeared from Chinese screens after a 2018 tax evasion case.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
The next shift is to build continuity around the product itself, and its ownership… For brands, a product no longer disappears after the first sale.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of disappear

Verb

Yemen's civil war began in 2014 when the Houthis descended from their northern stronghold, capturing Sanaa and forcing the government to flee into exile in Saudi Arabia.

— AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
The victim reported that four teenagers stole their necklace and fled the scene, according to police.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of flee

Verb

Decked out in traditional Virginia style furnishing and framed prints, the charm of the resort doesn’t fade where guests rest their heads.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Community organizations spent decades cultivating wealthy baby boomer donors, and so that connection fades with each generation removed from the original donors.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of fade

Verb

The pepperoni was savory and a little crisp around the edges, while the hot honey added a sweet kick that played nicely against the salty meat and melted cheese.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
One is to use more of the heat, such as preheating water for the buildings’ boilers or melting snow.

— Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of melt

Verb

Gilchrist replies, his voice brightening the way an ancient sun suddenly burns through an evanescing cloud.

— Chris Richards, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
Monkfish in a gripping mussel broth found its voice in between sips of an off-dry Alsatian pinot gris, its honeyed sweetness just evanescing off the brine of the seafood.

— Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2020

Definition of evanesce

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