Antonyms for farewell

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fair-wel

Phonetic Transcription : ˌfɛərˈwɛl

Definition of farewell

Origin : late 14c., from Middle English faren wel, verbal phrase attested by c.1200 (see fare (v.) + well (adv.)); usually said to the departing person, who replied with good-bye. As a noun, by early 15c.

noun departing saying; departure

Example sentences :

I am bound for my quarters, I came but to thank you for your goodness to me, and to bid you farewell.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

I write only to bid you farewell, the spell is removed; I see you as you are.
Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen

So farewell, Katy, we're due to burst into high society tonight.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

And, unfortunately, it was not time yet to bid the creature "farewell."
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Farewell to the dismal, blood-red phantom of martial renown!
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

She murmured "farewell" to the woods in accents choked with tears.
Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous

She nodded a farewell, and moved briskly across the greensward to the house.
Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

"I was but taking a farewell of things, sir," he observed to Mr. Galloway.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Only ten hours earlier her nephew had bid her farewell for the day.
Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman

I stepped into the general's carriage, and said farewell to my friend, who was in despair.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Synonyms for farewell

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