walkaways
Lopsided contest outcomes
Walkaways are people who leave—prisoners who escape minimum-security facilities, employees who quit without notice, or anyone who abandons a situation.
The term also describes easy victories: The game was a walkaway for the home team.
In real estate, a walkaway is a buyer who abandons a purchase, often forfeiting a deposit rather than closing on a bad deal.
Sudden escape from restraint
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
abscond · runaways · fugitives · evasion · disappearance · vanishing · absconding · liberation
Way to leave
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
decampment · exodus · emigration · relocation · separation · resignation · quitting · no-show
Unlawful abandonment of duty
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- neglectFailure to provide care
- disuseCessation of practice
vacancy · stranded · marooned · left behind · forgotten · relinquished · surrendered · discontinued
Act of declining
- declineDecrease or refuse
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- dismissalRemoval from position
- turndownAct of declining
spurning · pass · opt-out · nonacceptance · brush-off · cold shoulder · snub
Forceful impact or stoppage
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- labor actionCollective employee pressure tactic
- picketPointed fence stake
- boycottOrganized economic protest
work stoppage · demonstration · union action · solidarity · collective action · job action · industrial action · slowdown
breakout
Sudden escape from restraint
flee · abscond · runaways · fugitives · evasion · disappearance · vanishing · absconding · liberation · freedom
exit
Way to leave
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- withdrawalAct of taking away
retreat · decampment · exodus · emigration · relocation · separation · resignation · quitting · no-show · defection
desertion
Unlawful abandonment of duty
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- neglectFailure to provide care
disuse · vacancy · stranded · marooned · left behind · forgotten · relinquished · surrendered · discontinued · orphaned
refusal
Act of declining
turndown · spurning · pass · opt-out · nonacceptance · brush-off · cold shoulder · snub
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- labor actionCollective employee pressure tactic
- picketPointed fence stake
boycott · work stoppage · demonstration · union action · solidarity · collective action · job action · industrial action · slowdown · sickout
easy win
Unchallenging victory
walkawaysnail-biters
Suspenseful, closely contested events
cliffhangers · photo finishes · toss-ups · barnburners · thrillers
walkawayscommitments
Promises requiring follow-through
entanglements · lock-ins · holdouts · loyalists · diehards
walkawayschallenges
Difficulties requiring effort
ordeals · struggles · uphill battles · trials · slogs