walks away from
Quits the scene
Walks away from means to leave a situation, commitment, or confrontation—often one that's difficult or unresolved.
You can walk away from a negotiation, a fight, or a mortgage.
The phrase implies deliberate disengagement rather than mere departure: She walked away from a six-figure salary to start her own business.
To walk away from an accident is to survive it without serious injury.
- fleesDeparts to escape danger
- turns backMoves to face behind
- abandonsCeases to support
- leaves behindDeparts from permanently
- leaveSanctioned time away
forsake · estrange · renounce · washes hands of · forgo · detach · desert · abscond · withdraw · relinquish · disengage · shirk · depart · exit · disavow · abdicate · resign · drops out
walks away fromapproaches
Ways of doing something
comes to · goes to · arrives at · stays put · enters
walks away fromstands by
Supports or awaits action
embraces · takes on · leans into · confronts · faces
walks away fromsees through
Perceives hidden truth
soldiers on · pushes through · keeps at · stands by · endures
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