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
These answers also appear in the following pages:
- LOSE also appears as an answer in Get rid of crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 letters.
- LOSE also appears as an answer in Finish behind crossword clue 4 and 6 letters.
- LOSE also appears as an answer in Surrender crossword clue 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 letters.
- STRAND also appears as an answer in Lock of hair crossword clue 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 letters.
- STRAND also appears as an answer in Rope fiber crossword clue 4, 5 and 6 letters.
These answers also appear in the following pages:
- LOSE also appears as an answer in Stay behind crossword clue 3, 4 and 6 letters.
- DITCH also appears as an answer in Drop crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 letters.
- SHED also appears as an answer in Take off crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 letters.