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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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