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leave Synonyms

Another word for leave

Choosing another word for leave depends on context, so the 51 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 7 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• verb (Context 1)

To allow or cause someone or something to remain in a particular place, condition, or position without taking or disturbing them.

Usage Example

"Please keep your umbrella by the front door so the floor stays dry."

Strong
keep
deposit
place
put
abandon
Weak
forsake

• verb (Context 2)

To go away from a place or person.

Usage Example

"Our train is scheduled to depart the station at noon."

Strongest
depart
go
Strong
set off
set out
take off
head out
exit
vacate
withdraw
retire

• verb (Context 3)

To cease attending, working for, or residing in an institution, organization, or group.

Usage Example

"He decided to quit the company after ten years to start his own business."

Strongest
quit
resign
Strong
step down
withdraw
drop out
retire
depart

• verb (Context 4)

To entrust a decision, task, or responsibility to another person.

Usage Example

"I will entrust the final scheduling details to the project coordinator."

Strongest
entrust
delegate
Strong
assign
hand over
turn over
commit
consign
relegate

• noun (Context 5)

An authorized period of absence from work or military duty.

Usage Example

"She took two months of parental time off after the baby was born."

Strongest
time off
furlough
Strong
vacation
sabbatical
holiday
break
recess

• verb (Context 6)

To bequeath or pass on property or money to someone upon one's death.

Usage Example

"Her grandmother decided to bequeath the family cottage to the grandchildren in her will."

Strongest
bequeath
will
pass on
hand down
Strong
devise
endow
bestow

• noun (Context 7)

Official permission or consent to do something.

Usage Example

"The defense attorney requested permission from the judge to approach the bench."

Strongest
permission
consent
authorization
Strong
approval
sanction
clearance
allowance
dispensation
liberty

Opposites of leave

The opposite of leave shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

join
arrive
take
stay
remain
prohibition
disinherit
remove
See all opposites of leave

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Leave. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/leave
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