Synonyms and related words :
abandon, back out, beg off, bereave, catch up with, come up to, come up with, cry off, depart from, discard, distance, drop out, evacuate, forsake, gain on, gain upon, get ahead of, go back on, hold the field, jettison, jilt, lap, leave, leave flat, leave over, leave standing, maroon, orphan, outdistance, outpace, outrun, outsail, outstrip, overhaul, overpass, overtake, pass, pull out, quit, quit cold, renege, say goodbye to, shoot ahead of, stand down, steal a march, surpass, take leave of, throw over, vacate, widow, withdraw