Synonyms of departing

departing 1 of 3

noun

as in departure

the act of leaving a place

his departing was accompanied by tears and heartfelt good wishes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departure
• leave
• exiting
• exodus
• going
• parting
• evacuation
• flight
• withdrawal
• quitting
• farewell
• exit
• retirement
• decamping
• leave-taking
• outgo
• decampment
• walking out
• emigration
• lighting out
• retreat
• embarkation
• abandonment
• diaspora
• disembarkation
• egress
• running away
• forsaking
• embarkment
• relinquishment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrival
• appearance
• coming
• approach
• advent
• entrance
• ingress

departing

2 of 3

adjective

as in leaving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• concluding
• final
• last
• closing
• farewell
• parting
• ultimate
• valedictory

departing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of depart

1

as in exiting

to leave a place often for another

I'll sing one more song before I depart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exiting
• moving
• parting
• going
• getting
• fleeing
• starting
• evacuating
• flying
• escaping
• quitting
• retiring
• bailing
• running along
• withdrawing
• stepping (along)
• pulling out
• getting off
• booking
• taking off
• taking a walk
• going off
• pushing off
• scarpering
• shoving (off)
• walking out
• retreating
• digging out
• buzzing (off)
• peeling off
• cutting out
• emigrating
• pushing on
• clearing out
• clearing off
• sallying (forth)
• bugging out
• packing (up or off)
• bailing out
• beating it
• skipping
• taking a hike
• buggering off
• vamoosing
• abandoning
• pulling up stakes
• hitting the road
• deserting
• taking a powder
• bugging off
• pulling stakes
• removing
• setting out
• striking out
• vacating
• absconding
• piking (out or off)
• decamping
• running away
• getting out
• forsaking
• going out
• stepping out
• mizzling
• adjourning
• scramming
• scatting
• lighting out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming
• arriving
• remaining
• staying
• approaching
• showing up
• settling
• closing
• abiding
• lodging
• dwelling
• nearing
• turning up
• reaching
• hitting
• tarrying
• landing

2

as in dying

to stop living

a special tribute for those members of the motion picture academy who have departed over the past year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dying
• falling
• perishing
• exiting
• parting
• expiring
• ending
• disappearing
• succumbing
• going
• passing (on)
• passing away
• fading
• buying it
• checking out
• popping off
• stepping out
• dropping
• demising
• kicking off
• deceasing
• croaking
• kicking in
• giving up the ghost
• buying the farm
• snuffing it
• pegging out
• kicking the bucket
• biting the dust
• failing
• flatlining
• conking (out)
• predeceasing
• consuming
• drying up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• living
• breathing
• coming to
• existing
• being
• lingering
• reviving
• subsisting
• flourishing
• prospering
• thriving