farewell

farewell

noun

Definition of FAREWELL

1

an expression of good wishes at parting <the exchange student and her host family said their tearful farewells, promising to keep in touch>

Synonyms adieu, au revoir, ave, bon voyage, congé (also congee), farewell, Godspeed

Related Words leave-taking, send-off

Near Antonyms greeting(s), salutation, salute; welcome

Antonyms hello

2

the act of leaving a place <before making his final farewell, the company president personally spoke to as many employees as he could>

Synonyms decamping, decampment, departing, exit, exiting, farewell, going, leave, leave-taking, lighting out, outgo, parting, quitting, walking out

Related Words flight, retirement, retreat, running away, withdrawal; diaspora, emigration, evacuation, exodus; embarkation, embarkment; disembarkation, egress; abandonment, forsaking, relinquishment

Near Antonyms coming; approach, entrance, ingress

Antonyms advent, appearance, arrival

3

the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions <our farewell was rushed, and we didn't say all that we wanted to before heading off to colleges at opposite ends of the country>

Synonyms farewell, leave-taking, separation

Related Words departure, egress, exit, exiting, exodus, going, leaving, quitting, running away; decamping, decampment, flight, withdrawal; abandonment, desertion, forsaking

Near Antonyms reunion; arrival, greeting, salutation, welcome; gathering, joining, meeting