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Contexts Opposite of to head straight towards a specified direction or object, usually at an accelerated speed Opposite of to flee or run away Opposite of to inadvertently drop or leave something or someone behind (of an event, action, or process) Opposite of to come to an end or cease to occur Verb ▲ Opposite of to head straight towards a specified direction or object, usually at an accelerated speed makes heads breaks dashes runs bolts bounds flees rushes advances darts departs goes races scrambles scurries sprints beelines careers heads off hurries hustles leaves makes a break makes off moves scampers scuttles sets forth sets off sets out shoots takes off aims bears cuts steers takes flight veers “The last remaining warriors of the vanquished army would hold their ground despite being outnumbered.” Verb ▲ Opposite of to flee or run away disappears flees retires withdraws bolts escapes flies splits goes retreats absconds vamooses fades away leaves scarpers vacates abandons decamps exits runs away clears off takes off gets away makes off cuts and run does a runner slopes off beats a hasty retreat goes away takes flight makes a getaway makes your escape “We all quickly moved forward down a small ravine and then started up and were told to hold ground.” Verb ▲ Opposite of to inadvertently drop or leave something or someone behind loses leaves drops forgets leaves behind overlooks loses track of fails to keep fails to keep sight of fails to retain “I would hold on to my headphones to ensure that I did not lose them as I disembarked the train.” Verb ▲ (of an event, action, or process) Opposite of to come to an end or cease to occur stops ceases ends finishes comes to an end comes to a stop concludes draws to a close terminates closes pauses comes to a close comes to a halt comes to a standstill completes winds up breaks off closes out comes to rest culminates desists discontinues draws to a halt fades away finishes off halts peters out stops dead winds down wraps up closes down collapses cools it cuts short dies dies away dies down dies out elapses ends up expires fizzles out gets done lets up packs it in passes reaches a standstill runs its course runs out shuts down stops in your tracks holds stands “Jim's questioning of the president would continue despite the fact that he was asked to stop with his badgering.” Find more words! 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