Antonyms for lead away
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : leed |
| Phonetic Transcription : lid |
Definition of lead away
Origin :- c.1300, "action of leading," from lead (v.1). Meaning "the front or leading place" is from 1560s. Johnson stigmatized it as "a low, despicable word." Sense in card-playing is from 1742; in theater, from 1831; in journalism, from 1912; in jazz bands, from 1934.
- As in distract : verb divert attention; confuse
- As in divert : verb take attention away
- It was a relief to feel that she had been able to lead away from it.
- Extract from : « The Wrong Woman » by Charles D. Stewart
- They lead away into some dense jungle in front, and from here we decide to work.
- Extract from : « Adventures in Many Lands » by Various
- They may lead away from it—they are very apt to lead away from it.
- Extract from : « The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit » by Ralph Waldo Trine
- If he had wanted to injure us, it would have been Hugh that he would have tried to lead away.
- Extract from : « Madonna Mary » by Mrs. Oliphant
- Melicent, will you lead away this weeping nymph, and dry her tears?
- Extract from : « Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871 » by Various
- How Apuleius was lead away by the Horsekeeper: and what danger he was in.
- Extract from : « The Golden Asse » by Lucius Apuleius
- But while the man's steps led into the cabin, they did not lead away from it.
- Extract from : « The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories » by Owen Wister
- When Lucas went into the house, he threw the lead away in the corner, and went to sleep.
- Extract from : « Filipino Popular Tales » by Dean S. Fansler
- They lead away from excentricity and isolation, from foiled and barren thinking.
- Extract from : « Pragmatism » by William James
- Said he, austerely: "Works of art are idols which lead away from God, and are good at best to edify feeble souls and the worldly."
- Extract from : « Life on a Mediaeval Barony » by William Stearns Davis
Synonyms for lead away
- abstract
- addle
- agitate
- amuse
- attract attention
- befuddle
- beguile
- bend the rules
- bewilder
- call away
- catch flies
- circumlocute
- confound
- derange
- detach
- deter
- detract
- disadvise
- discompose
- disconcert
- discourage
- disengage
- dissuade
- distract
- disturb
- divert
- draw away
- engross
- entertain
- fluster
- frenzy
- get around
- harass
- lead astray
- lead away
- madden
- mislead
- mix up
- occupy
- perplex
- puzzle
- send on a wild-goose chase
- sidetrack
- stall
- throw off
- torment
- trouble
- turn aside
- unbalance
- unhinge
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