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Synonyms for away

Most common

out off afield apart afar

Synonyms by meaning

Adverb

1. Out — from a place, hence

out, off, offn US, afield, aloof, forth dated, abroad dated

2. Aside — aside; off; in another direction

aside, by

Other

apart, afar, hence dated

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    From a place, hence.

    He went away on vacation.

  2. adv. 2

    Aside; off; in another direction.

    I tried to approach him, but he turned away.

  3. adj. 1

    Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.

    The master is away from home on a course.

Example sentences

  • out It took quite a while to sort out all our luggage.
  • off Never hesitate to have time off whenever you want.
  • afield We've already run so far afield of our original purpose.
  • apart Mr. and Mrs. Smith live apart from each other now.
  • afar If you look from afar, most things will look nice.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
awayrising
outrising
offrising
afieldsteady
apartsteady
afarrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters
by1
3 letters
out1, off1, far1
4 letters
gone1, road1, afar2, offn
5 letters
apart2, aside2, forth1, hence1, aloof2
6 letters
abroad2, absent2, afield2
7 letters
outside2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (afar2 = 2 syllables).

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loin
Italiano
lontano
Español
lejos
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weit
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