Synonyms of walk away from

walk away from

phrase

as in leave

to cause to remain behind

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• strand
• abandon
• desert
• walk out on
• withdraw (from)
• throw away
• separate (from)
• retreat (from)
• dump
• quit
• forsake
• maroon
• cut off
• escape
• shed
• ditch
• take off (from)
• hand over
• junk
• scrap
• discard
• fling
• throw out
• distance
• sacrifice
• relinquish
• ignore
• forget
• vacate
• surrender
• shuck (off)
• reject
• jettison
• give up
• deliver
• renounce
• yield
• neglect
• repudiate
• disregard
• disown
• abjure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• own
• keep
• have
• retain
• possess
• hold
• reserve
• harbor
• reclaim
• rescue
• save
• redeem
• withhold

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of walk away from

Taylor Swift is walking away from the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards with a major honor. — Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026

Its message of walking away from unnecessary conflict adds substance to the song’s explosive production and enduring sense of momentum. — Qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026

Unfortunately, Dancing With the Stars’s number-one fan, Julia Stiles, probably does not walk away from this week feeling so great. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Jaguar Land Rover abandoned plans for a Saudi manufacturing facility more than a decade ago and Toyota also walked away from talks in 2019. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026