WENT (AWAY) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

went (away)

verb

Definition of went (away)

past tense of go (away)

as in disappeared

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But the star center disappeared Sunday while battling an emotional return to Utah.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
What struck her was how quickly the usual adult social script disappeared.

— Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of disappeared

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The urban middle classes are in despair because the bursting of a real estate bubble — deliberately engineered by Xi — has evaporated the value of their main asset.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Fierro said the community watched as jobs, cattle sales and even tax revenue from the diesel fuel used to transport the animals evaporated due to the closures.

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of evaporated

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With Joanne’s no-seriously-this-time decision to convert, previously insurmountable obstacles have melted away.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Microwave 10 tablespoons of the butter in a large, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH in 15- to 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of melted

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The process recalls versioning in dub, where an existing recording is stripped down and reconstructed, its individual elements isolated, amplified or faded out entirely.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Most movie theaters disappeared decades ago and the culture of cinemagoing has faded from the lives of the younger generations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of faded

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The race is widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu's nearly unbroken 17-year rule, which had left Israelis bitterly divided on a host of issues even before the deadliest attack in the country's history.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
The race was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu’s nearly unbroken 17-year rule, which had left Israelis bitterly divided on a host of issues even before the deadliest attack in the country’s history.

— Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

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went (away)

went back on

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