away from
In opposite direction
Away from indicates direction of movement or distance that increases separation.
You walk away from the house, or live far away from your parents.
The phrase extends to avoidance or deviation: stay away from trouble, a departure away from tradition.
It can mark source or origin in subtraction: take points away from the score.
- distantFar away or aloof
- remoteDistant or controller
- elsewhereIn some other place
- departedHaving left
- goneNo longer present
escape · flee · retreat · recede · vanish · remove · separate · detach · withdraw · back off · drift · scatter · repel · avoid · shun · steer clear · keep your distance · outward
direction of movement
away fromtoward
In the direction of
towards · to · approaching · bound for · bearing down on