away
Elsewhere, not present
Away indicates distance or separation from a reference point—usually here, now, or the speaker.
Someone who is away is not present: She's away on business.
To move away is to increase distance: He walked away without looking back.
Away can mean into storage or safekeeping: Put the dishes away.
It also suggests continuous action: They talked away the afternoon.
In sports, an away game is played at the opponent's venue.
Right away and straight away mean immediately.
At great distance
- far-offAt great distance
- remoteDistant or controller
- distantFar away or aloof
- removedTaken from position
outlying · yonder · afar · miles · elsewhere · beyond · offshore · overseas
No longer present
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- unavailableCannot be accessed
- outNot present here
- vacantWithout an occupant
empty · lacking · vanished · disappeared · AWOL · truant · absentee · nowhere
Sanctioned time away
vacate · decamp · set-off · take-off · pull-out · check-out · clear-out · push-off
Depart swiftly from threat
Indicating origin or source
off · hence · thence · whence · homeward · seaward · skyward · northward
Without pause or interruption
- steadilyIn constant, unwavering fashion
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
- endlesslyWithout termination or limit
- incessantlyWithout pause or interruption
far
At great distance
removed · outlying · yonder · afar · miles · elsewhere · beyond · offshore · overseas · abroad
gone
No longer present
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- unavailableCannot be accessed
- outNot present here
vacant · empty · lacking · vanished · disappeared · AWOL · truant · absentee · nowhere · nonattendance
leave
Sanctioned time away
retreat · vacate · decamp · set-off · take-off · pull-out · check-out · clear-out · push-off · farewell
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
from
Indicating origin or source
outward · off · hence · thence · whence · homeward · seaward · skyward · northward · southward
continuously
Without pause or interruption
- steadilyIn constant, unwavering fashion
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
- endlesslyWithout termination or limit
discard
Deliberately throw out
stow
Pack away securely
- storeRetail establishment
- right awayWithout pause or delay
- go awayCommand to leave
- run awayDepart hastily to escape
- get awayTo flee or depart
- passed awayDied, said gently
- walk awayDepart from something
faraway, runaway, getaway, hideaway, castaway, breakaway, taken away, throwaway, stowaway