Clear off and Remain

Clear off

Clear off verb - To leave a place often for another.
Usage example: told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work

Remain is an antonym for clear off.

Remain

Remain verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Usage example: one of the three bridges known as “the London Bridge,” it was moved in the late 1960s to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it remains today

Clear off is an antonym for remain. (British)

Nearby Words: remainder, remaining
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