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Synonyms for leave alone
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : uh-lohn |
Phonetic Transcription : əˈloʊn |
Top 10 synonyms for leave alone Other synonyms for the word leave alone
- abjure
- abstain from
- antagonize
- assail
- assault
- battle
- bear
- brook
- buck
- cease
- cede
- check
- contend
- counteract
- countervail
- desist
- die hard
- dispute
- duel
- end
- eschew
- fight back
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- give a rest
- give in
- give up
- go on the wagon
- halt
- hinder
- hold
- hold off
- hold out against
- keep from
- leave alone
- leave off
- leave out
- let up
- lie by
- maintain
- pack in
- pass
- pass on
- pass up
- persevere
- persist
- prevent
- put up a fight
- quit
- refrain
- refuse
- relinquish
- remain
- remain firm
- renounce
- repel
- resign
- resist
- rest
- sacrifice
- sit out
- spell
- stand up to
- stay
- stonewall
- struggle against
- suffer
- surrender
- swear off
- take the cure
- take the oath
- thwart
- traverse
- turn down
- waive
- weather
- yield
Définition of leave alone
Origin :- c.1300 contraction of all ane, from Old English all ana "unaccompanied, all by oneself," from all "all, wholly" (see all) + an "one" (see one). Similar compounds are found in German (allein) and Dutch (alleen).
- As in lay off : verb stop doing
- As in resist : verb withstand, oppose
- As in forgo : verb give up, do without
- There are many, no doubt, which she would do well to leave alone!
- Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
- How do you know which one to turn and which one to leave alone?
- Extract from : « The Radio Boys at the Sending Station » by Allen Chapman
- Giufà was not a very safe person to leave alone in the house.
- Extract from : « Italian Popular Tales » by Thomas Frederick Crane
- Scaife, too, tackled problems which many men prefer to leave alone.
- Extract from : « The Hill » by Horace Annesley Vachell
- Pretty thing, if he's only to leave alone that which ain't any temptation to him!
- Extract from : « Some Everyday Folk and Dawn » by Miles Franklin
- “But he is not fit to leave alone, Miss Denning,” said the doctor quickly.
- Extract from : « Sail Ho! » by George Manville Fenn
- You must be content to leave alone the things that belong to my office.
- Extract from : « Abington Abbey » by Archibald Marshall
- It is always better, Keith, to leave alone what you know is not your own.
- Extract from : « The Soul of a Child » by Edwin Bjorkman
- Seek Phyllis Poynton where you will, but leave alone the woman whom I love.
- Extract from : « A Maker of History » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- "It's a good race to leave alone, Miranda," said Dennis Brown.
- Extract from : « The Summons » by A.E.W. Mason
Antonyms for leave alone
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