Leave and Turn

Opposite meaning words

Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.

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Turn is an antonym for leave.

Nearby Words: leaving, leaven, leaved, leaver

Turn verb - To move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis.

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Leave is an antonym for turn in adapt topic.

Nearby Words: turned, turning

typical	typical leave	typical turn
brief	brief leave	brief turn
short	short leave	short turn
complete	complete leave	complete turn
Other adjectives: many, single, real, huge, permanent, final, temporary, extra, official, subsequent, last, eventual, previous, sudden.

life	leave life	turn life
people	leave people	turn people
body	leave body	turn body
house	leave house	turn house
Other words: time, school, earth, world, game, head, ship, planet, anyone, town, city, everyone, humans.

After Peppy snaps him out of it; he proceeds to turn and leave, but then looks back with a very sly look on his face before leaving.

Source: Radar / Video Games
Most of the unemployed miners leave or turn to crime.

Source: Series / Defiance
Avoiding things that aggro by sight tends to be easy, as all you need is for them to turn and leave some room behind them.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy XI

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