Synonyms of leave

69 similar words · 5 opposite words

Another word for leave is part. Other synonyms of leave are quit, depart, go and start. The opposite of leave is sojourn.

Synonyms and similar words for leave

annual leave
holidayA period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
breakA short holiday.
day offA day of vacation; a day when one does not go to work, school, etc.
getawayA vacation or holiday, or the destination for one.
leave of absenceA period of time during which a person is absent from work or other duty for a reason other than normal holidays or a...
pauseA short time for relaxing and doing something else.
recessA temporary stoppage of an activity; a break, a pause.
time away
time offA period of time where one is not required to work.
vacTo vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
vacation Canada, US
vacaA surname from Spanish.
vacay USA vacation.

authorisation
consentVoluntary agreement or permission.
sanction
allowancePermission; granting, conceding, or admitting.
authorityOfficial permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
authorizationThe state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.
clearance
license
mandateAn official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
permission
warrantAuthorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
permit obsoleteFormal permission.

beat itTo leave; to go away.
bug offTo go away.
removeTo depart, to leave; to move oneself or be moved.
bugger off vulgarTo leave, go away, disappear.
bookTo move or leave, often hurriedly and abruptly.
bounce slangTo leave.
buzz offTo leave with a buzzing sound.
chuck slangTo leave; to depart; to bounce.
cut one's stickTo depart.
dashTo leave or depart.
departTo leave.
duck out
get away
get outTo leave or escape.
goTo leave; to move away.
go awayTo depart or leave a place.
go outTo leave, especially a building.
GTFO vulgar
move on
partTo leave the company of (each other, or someone/something [with with or from]).
piss off vulgarTo leave, to go away.
pull up stakesTo prepare to move one's (usually temporary) habitation, especially rapidly.
put out
start
start out
set offTo leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
set outTo go out, leave.
run alongTo leave; to make one's way somewhere else.
sling one's hookTo leave, depart, especially if forced to do so.
splitTo leave.
take offTo leave the ground and ascend into the air or into flight.
take leaveUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, leave.
take one's leave
take wing
quitTo leave (a place).
23 skidoo archaic
namous obsoleteTo run away; to leave; to depart.

verb To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
verb To cause, to result in.
verb To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.

What is another word for leave?: Leave has 69 synonyms on Word.ws, such as part, quit, depart, go and start.
What is the opposite of leave?: The opposite of leave is sojourn.
What does leave mean?: Leave means to cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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