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Antonyms for departure
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : dih-pahr-cher |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈpɑr tʃər |
Definition of departure
Origin :- mid-15c., from Old French deporteure "departure," figuratively, "death," from departir (see depart) + -ure (see -ure).
- noun leaving
- noun deviation from normal, expected
- Now this, it seems to me, is my point of departure for the estimate of my possible resources.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- At my departure their tomb had been hidden in the morning mist.
- Extract from : « Fragments from The Journal of a Solitary Man » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Mrs. Weston sadly missed her young friend after his departure.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- For half an hour I was in momentary expectation of his departure.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- He soon took his departure, a stableboy driving him back to the village.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- The time of his departure, or, of his unmooring, was at hand.
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
- After her departure, I remarked that the symbol was none of the most apt.
- Extract from : « Chippings With A Chisel (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- After the departure of the sultani Kingozi took a bath and changed his clothes.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- When the day came for departure the Leopard Woman was indisposed, and could not travel.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- But the Leopard Woman pulled out in a second or so after Kingozi's departure.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
Synonyms for departure
- abandonment
- aberration
- adieu
- bow out
- branching off
- branching out
- change
- congé
- decampment
- declination
- deflection
- desertion
- difference
- digression
- divergence
- diversion
- egress
- egression
- embarkation
- emigration
- escape
- evacuation
- exit
- exodus
- expatriation
- farewell
- flight
- getaway
- going
- going away
- goodbye
- hegira
- in thing
- innovation
- last word
- latest thing
- migration
- new wrinkle
- novelty
- parting
- passage
- powder
- quitting
- rambling
- recession
- removal
- retirement
- retreat
- sailing
- separation
- setting forth
- setting out
- shift
- stampede
- start
- straying
- takeoff
- taking leave
- taking off
- turning
- vacation
- vanishing act
- variance
- variation
- veering
- walkout
- wandering
- withdrawal
- withdrawing
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