leave

The word “leave” has 1 syllable: leave

It's pronounced as /liv/

What is synonym and antonym for leave?

In the thesaurus, “leave” has 190 synonyms and 62 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for leave along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for leave

abandon
abandonment
abjure
acceptance
accord
accreditation
acquiescence
advance
agreement
allow
allowance
approve
assent
assign
authorization
authorize
bag
bequeath
blow off
break
breather
certification
chuck
clearance
cold-shoulder
commend
commission
commit
concession
concurrence
confer
confide
consent
consign
cut
cut off
decamping
decampment
deed
delegate
deliver
departing
departure
desert
devise
diaspora
discard
disembarkation
disown
dispense
disperse
disregard
distance
distribute
ditch
divide
dump
egress
embarkation
embarkment
emigration
empower
endorse
entrust
escape
evacuation
exit
exiting
exodus
farewell
feast
flight
fling
forget
forsake
forsaking
free
furlough
furnish
give
give notice
give over
give up
going
grant
granting
green light
hand
hand down
hand in
hand on
hand over
high-hat
holiday
hols
holy day
humor
idling
ignore
imprimatur
indorse
indulge
interim
intermission
interval
intrust
jettison
jilt
junk
kiss good-bye
kiss off
leave-taking
legal holiday
lend
let
liberate
liberty
licence
license
lighting out
loafing
loan
lounging
maroon
neglect
ok
okay
outgo
parting
pass
patent
permission
permit
quit
quitting
recess
recommend
recommit
redeliver
reject
relaxation
release
relinquish
relinquishment
renounce
repose
repudiate
respite
rest
retirement
retransfer
retransmit
retreat
running away
sabbatical
sacrifice
sanction
scrap
seal
shed
signature
slacking
slight
snub
stamp
strand
submit
sufferance
supply
surrender
throw away
throw out
throw up
tolerance
toleration
transfer
transmit
trust
turn in
turn over
vacate
vacation
vest
walk away from
walk out on
walking out
warrant
will
withdrawal
yield

Antonyms for leave

accept
advent
appearance
approach
arrival
ban
bar
befriend
block
coming
constrain
curb
denial
detain
deter
deterrence
discourage
discouragement
embargo
enjoin
entrance
exclusion
forbid
frustrate
harbor
have
hold
hold back
impede
ingress
inhibit
injunction
interdiction
join
keep
obstruct
occupy
own
possess
prevent
prohibit
prohibition
proscription
receive
reclaim
redeem
refusal
rejection
repression
rescue
reserve
retain
revocation
save
suppression
taboo
tabu
take
take in
take over
veto
withhold

Meanings of leave

verb
1. To have a consequence or remnant.
2. To depart; to separate from.
3. To transfer something.
4. To remain (behind); to stay.
5. To stop, desist from; to "leave off" ( noun / gerund).
6. To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
7. To produce leaves or foliage.
8. To raise; to levy.
noun
1. The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
2. The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).
3. Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
4. Permission.
5. Farewell, departure.

Example Sentences

Please don’t leave your bag unattended.
They plan to leave early to avoid traffic.
You should leave a note if you’re going out.
She didn’t want to leave before saying goodbye.
He had to leave the meeting for an urgent call.

On this page you'll find 252 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to leave, such as: abandon, abandonment, abjure, accept, acceptance, accord, accreditation.

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