move away

Change your address

Move away means to relocate from one place to another, typically changing residences: She moved away after college and never came back.

It can also mean to physically distance oneself from something: Move away from the edge.

Figuratively, to move away from a position or practice is to abandon or depart from it: The company has moved away from traditional marketing.

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relocate · skip town · back off · emigrate · pack up · retreat · exit · recede · escape · abscond · drift apart · recoil · distance · cut ties · alienate · withdraw · flee · remove

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physical displacement

move awayapproach

Way of handling something

come closer · advance · draw near · stay put · converge

residential relocation

move awaymove in

Begin residing somewhere

move back · settle down · put down roots · remain · stay

stasis vs. motion

move awaystay put

Remain in place

stand still · hold position · remain · stay · keep still

Family

move, away, moving, moved, emotional, movement, mobile, promote, motive

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G