GOING (AWAY) Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

going (away)

verb

Definition of going (away)

present participle of go (away)

as in branching (out)

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Verb

The topping, a mixture of heavy cream and mascarpone, is light and creamy without melting as easily in the summer heat.

— Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
When a large body hits, some of the impact energy goes into vaporizing or melting rock right at the impact site.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026

Definition of melting

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This means more of the sun's energy goes into evaporating plant and soil moisture as opposed to causing the temperature to rise.

— Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Sweat itself does not cool the body down, but the process of it evaporating off of the skin and turning into water vapour essentially transports heat away from the body and into the air.

— Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of evaporating

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The actress was born in a refugee camp in Germany, where her parents had landed after fleeing from Iran.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
The pair of earthquakes struck on June 24, knocking down buildings, sending residents fleeing for safety and trapping some survivors under the rubble for days.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of fleeing

Verb

Researchers also found that breaking up blocks of being sedentary with movement can reduce the risk — and vigorous exercise isn’t required.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
The bag provided the only real contrast in the outfit, breaking up the sea of black without disrupting its clean, minimalist feel.

— Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 June 2026

Definition of breaking up

Verb

More than a week after the disaster, search-and-rescue operations remain active, though hopes of finding additional survivors are rapidly fading.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Thousands remain missing more than a week after the twin earthquakes struck Venezuela and hope for finding survivors is fading into and effort to recover remains.

— Greg Dixon, NPR, 2 July 2026

Definition of fading

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