Laying away is a term that refers to the storage of items or goods for later use. The opposite of laying away is retrieving, which means to bring something out of storage or to access it. Other antonyms for laying away include using, consuming, and depleting. These words are used to describe the opposite act of putting something away or storing it for later use. Additionally, discarding, disposing, and getting rid of are also antonyms for laying away as they relate to the act of getting rid of something that was previously stored or saved.