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away

away

∞ 1.0
To make a worry or feeling leave your mind
  • adverb
  • /əˈweɪ/
: desaparecer
  • That's not going away any time soon.
  • fade away
  • slip away
  • melt away

That's what will scare risk capital away from this asset class.

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Examples

  • The bright lights of the city slowly faded away as we drove into the countryside.

  • The old life has passed away, and the new life in Christ is shared.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Most low-res students have been away from an academic setting for years, if not decades.

    Academic text (2011)

  • "We're not trying to take people's jobs away, but everybody's trying to save money," Brown says.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The effect was to direct resources away from the poor even as oil profits were surging.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Slowly, the music of the violin faded away and became part of the silence.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • With each passing day, the memories of that difficult time began to drift away.

  • As winter approached, the warm days of summer seemed to disappear away into the past.

Synonyms

to leave
vsaway
∞ 1.0

To go away from a place, person, or group

is the neutral removal idea, not focused on deliberate departure
to disappear
vsaway
∞ 1.0

To stop being seen or to no longer be there

is the broader adverb form that also implies removal or loss of attention
to walk away
vsaway
876 3.5

Leave a person, place, or situation without taking part anymore

is the general absence concept, not specifically deliberate or detached leaving
to go away
vsaway
628 1.0

To stop being seen or felt

is the shorter adverb used for removal or being ignored
to vanish
vsaway
392 3.0

Disappear suddenly and completely for no clear reason

is the broader absence sense that can be gradual or ordinary
to come off
vsaway
235 3.5

To become loose and fall off

is the removal or absence idea more general than physical detachment
to fall off
vsaway
233 2.3

Separate from something by breaking or dropping

is the general absence sense, not only falling or breaking off
to pull away
vsaway
153 3.5

To move away from people or a place to create space

is the broader removal or absence idea, not only making distance
to slip away
vsaway
55 3.4

To leave a place quietly without anyone noticing

is the general removal idea, not necessarily quiet or secretive
to go out the window
vsaway
  • Informal
28 7.5

An idea or hope that is suddenly ignored and can no longer happen

is the core absence or removal sense, not only loss of importance
to drift away
vsaway
24 4.5

To slowly lose contact and closeness with someone

is the removal idea, but applies across many contexts beyond relationships
to fall away
vsaway
22 4.3

To become less in amount or quality

is the core disappearance sense, not restricted to gradual decrease
to pass away
vsaway
22 3.5

To slowly disappear or stop existing

is the general removal idea and can be sudden or slow
to float away
vsaway
19 3.2

Move slowly through the air or water until out of sight

is the general removal concept, not limited to gentle drifting motion
to come away
vsaway
9 3.0

To become loose and separate from something

is the broader absence notion that covers many ways of leaving
to die away
vsaway
9 4.2

To become quieter and then stop

is the general disappearance idea, not only slow fading
to disappear into thin air
vsaway
  • Informal
9 4.4

To vanish suddenly with no trace

is the general removal sense that need not be mysterious
to flow away
vsaway
3 3.2

Water moves away slowly in a steady stream

is the broader disappearance idea, not only fluid movement
to vanish off the face of the earth
vsaway
  • Informal
2 8.1

Disappear completely so no one knows what happened and no sign is left

is the usual absence idea, not always total or trace-free
to ebb away
vsaway
2 5.6

To move back slowly, like water leaving a shore

is the broader removal concept, not limited to slow receding
gone off the face of the earth
vsaway
  • Informal
1 9.5

Someone or something disappears completely so nobody knows where they are

is the simple absence sense, not always total disappearance

Antonyms

to exist
∞ 1.0

To be real or present in the world

to appear
∞ 1.0

To come into view or become visible

Idioms

right away
915 1.0

Without any delay

a mile away
161 2.8

At a distance of one mile or very easy to notice

far far away
  • Literature
41 6.7

In a place you cannot get to easily, often used in stories

to throw away the key
  • Informal
18 8.8

Put someone in prison for life with no hope of release

far and away
16 3.7

By a lot more than others

worlds away
  • Informal
16 6.8

Very different in life, feeling, or situation

from a mile away
  • Informal
11 3.6

Easy to see or notice even from far away

to dance the night away
  • Informal
7 4.4

To spend a long time moving to music until very late at night

to give away the store
  • Informal
3 8.1

Agree to too much in a deal and lose money

away with you
  • UK
3 9.6

To tell someone to leave in a rude, angry way

to walk away without a scratch
2 4.2

Leave a dangerous situation without getting hurt

up and away
  • Informal
1 4.6

Started well and now moving forward quickly

away with the fairies
  • UK
1 9.9

Being lost in pleasant daydreams and not paying attention

over the hills and far away
  • Literature
1 8.1

To travel to a distant place to find adventure

to take one's breath away
  • Informal
1 4.1

Make someone feel very surprised and unable to speak

to chase away the gloom
1 5.5

Make someone feel less sad and more cheerful

to bear away the bell
  • Archaic
9.9

Win first place in a competition

as far away as Timbuktu
  • Informal
8.4

Extremely far away and hard to reach or get

away with someone
  • UK
9.9

Tells someone angrily to go away

to lock him up and throw away the key
  • Informal
9.5

Put someone in prison and never let them out

to ride hard and put away wet
  • Archaic
9.9

To be extremely tired and worn after hard work or rough treatment

out and away
6.2

Far better than the others

Compounds

take away
38 3.2

The main point to remember from a talk or meeting

going away
26 3.2

Leaving a place or people to live somewhere else for a long time

home away from home
20 2.9

A place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own house

away game
9 2.7

A sports match played at the other team's stadium

take-away
6 3.5

The most important idea you learn from a talk or meeting

turning away
4 5.8

Choosing to avoid someone or to stop something from happening

running away
2 3.8

Leaving home or another place without permission when you should stay

take-away
  • UK
1 2.3

Food prepared to be eaten somewhere else, not in the shop

breaking away
1 5.0

An act of leaving a group suddenly to be on your own

wasting away
1 7.5

Parts of the body slowly become smaller because of disease or lack of use

fading away
1 3.8

A slow loss of brightness, sound, or strength until almost gone

haul-away
  • US
1 4.9

Ready for a pickup service to take away

wearing away
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Slow loss of a surface by water, wind, or rubbing

eating away
4.9

Slow wearing away of something by natural forces or repeated harm

haul-away
  • US
3.4

A service that takes away unwanted items

haul-away
  • US
4.1

A truck that takes away waste and unwanted items

throwing away
2.6

Getting rid of things you do not want

Surface Forms

away positive

Etymology

Away comes from a- ('from') + way ('way'), so it suggests moving something off you or out of view. That's why to brush or push fears or worries away means to remove them from your mind.