Leave behind crossword clue 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 letters

If “Leave behind” is slowing you down, this answer set was prepared by checking how that clue has been handled in other puzzles—each listed entry has already matched the same wording during real solving scenarios.

Possible Answers:

  • LOSE
  • STRAND
  • DITCH
  • ABANDON
  • SHED
  • OUTSTRIP
  • FORSAKE

Synonyms and Definitions

LOSE

  • Synonyms: drop off, fall back, fall behind, mislay, misplace, miss, recede, suffer, turn a loss
  • Definition: Stop retaining or preserving; no longer possess, either in a physical or conceptual sense.

STRAND

  • Synonyms: chain, fibril, filament, ground, maroon, run aground, string

DITCH

  • Synonyms: chuck, dump, trench
  • Definition: an extended, slim dig in the ground

ABANDON

  • Synonyms: desert, desolate, empty, forsake, give up, unconstraint, vacate, wantonness, wildness

SHED

  • Synonyms: caducous, cast, cast off, disgorge, drop, exuviate, molt, moult, pour forth, shake off, slough, spill, throw, throw away, throw off

OUTSTRIP

  • Synonyms: distance, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, surmount, surpass

FORSAKE

  • Synonyms: abandon

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