Synonyms for away
Another word for away is absent, outside or inaccurate. Below are 8 synonyms across 9 senses, with antonyms.
1. adjective: not present; having left
- absent synonyms
2. adjective: used of an opponent's ground
Antonyms
3. adjective: (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
- outside synonyms
- inaccurate synonyms
4. adverb: from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)
- off synonyms
- forth synonyms
5. adverb: from one's possession
- out synonyms
6. adverb: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- aside synonyms
7. adverb: at a distance in space or time
- off synonyms
8. adverb: in a different direction
- aside synonyms
9. adverb: in reserve; not for immediate use
- by synonyms
- aside synonyms
Away in word games
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 9
- How common
- Everyday word
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Questions people ask
What is another word for away?
You can say absent, outside, inaccurate, off or forth instead of away. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "not present; having left".
What is the opposite of away?
The opposite of away is home.
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Senses and synonyms from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0); the most common words come first. Browse more on the synonyms and antonyms hub.