taken away from

No longer with

Taken away from indicates removal or subtraction from a source.

Something taken away from a person is removed from their possession: The phone was taken away from her as punishment.

In arithmetic, taken away from means subtracted: Four taken away from ten leaves six.

The phrase can also suggest deprivation of time or attention: Work has taken away from family life.

Related

dispossess · snatched up · confiscate · extract · expropriate · disenfranchise · strip · seize · divest · erase · deprive · displace · withdraw · relocate · forfeit · diminish · uproot · detach

Opposites
direction of transfer

taken away fromgiven to

Having a tendency toward

given · bestowed upon

possession/presence

taken away fromadded

Included as extra

given · restored · provided · supplied · replenished

Family

take, taken, away, from, takes, taking, taker, takers, intake

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