Leave well enough alone

/ˈliːv ˈwɛl ɪˌnʌf əˈləʊn/

Synonyms for "leave well enough alone" (83 found)

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Closest matches (17)

abstainabstain fromavoidbe blind tobe caught outbe conservativebe contentbe inattentivebe pleasedbe reconciled tobe unwaryblink atbutt outconnive atdisregarddo nothingdo without

Strong matches (25)

eschewfight shy offorbearforgogive no heedgive place tohear nothinghold aloofhold aloof fromhold backignorekeep aloofkeep away fromkeep clear ofkeep fromkeep hands offkeep remote fromleaveleave aloneleave be
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let alonelet belet go bylet passmake light of

Related words (41)

make way formissnever touchnot attendnot butt innot get involvednot heednot interferenot listennot make wavesnot meddlenot meddle withnot noticenot tampernot touchoppose changeoverlookpass bypass overpass up
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pay no attentionpay no mindrefrainrefrain fromrest easyrest satisfiedsee nothingsettle forshunslightsparestand aloofstand aloof fromstand patstand stillstay detached fromsteer clear ofthink little ofturn away fromwink atwithhold

Sample sentences

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We should have left well enough alone when we had it working the first time.

Source: wiktionary

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