adieu
noun
, a-, -ˈdyü\
, -ˈdyüz \
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Synonyms & Antonyms for adieu
Synonyms
au revoir, ave, bon voyage, congé (also congee), farewell, Godspeed, good-bye (or good-by)
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Plus, what better way to bid adieu to the show season than by flexing in some futuristic Vuitton kicks? — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Kelela Ends Her Fashion Month on a Dramatic Note," 3 Oct. 2018 Clarke is set to bid adieu to Daenerys Targaryen when Game of Thrones' eighth and final season gets underway next year. — Dan Barna, Glamour, "Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding Are Set to Star in Your Dream Christmas Rom-Com," 18 Sep. 2018 And bid adieu to rom-com classics like Breakfast at Tiffany's and A Cinderella Story — luckily, Netflix has been adding more and more of its original rom-coms like The Kissing Booth and Set It Up. — Claire Dodson, Teen Vogue, "Netflix Departures July 2018," 20 June 2018 Ellen Pompeo bid adieu to two of her costars, Jessica Capshaw and Sarah Drew, on Instagram Thursday after the two made their final Grey’s Anatomy for the appearances. — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, "Ellen Pompeo Bids Farewell to Grey's Anatomy Costars Sarah Drew and Jessica Capshaw," 19 Apr. 2018 Not sure how to properly bid adieu to the kind of guy who dreamed, while drinking beer in college, of stripping America’s most vulnerable of their healthcare. — Lisa Ryan, The Cut, "Paul Ryan Stepping Down Is the Only Good Thing He’s Done for Women," 11 Apr. 2018 This offseason, the Tide bid adieu to Minkah Fitzpatrick, Levi Wallace, Anthony Averett, Tony Brown, Hootie Jones and Ronnie Harrison. — Rainer Sabin, AL.com, "Five storylines to watch during Alabama spring drills," 19 Mar. 2018 Wayne State’s Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance is bidding an early adieu to winter this weekend with its 89th annual SPRING DANCE CONCERT. — Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "Plan your weekend: Autorama, 'Big Lebowski' party, Mosaic Singers and 'Paw Patrol Live!'," 28 Feb. 2018 The drag performers at Royal Oak’s Five15 have packed up their trunks and bid adieu to their longtime home at 515 S. Washington Ave. for a new abode across the street (at 600 S. Washington Ave.). — Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "Plan your weekend: STOMP, Irish dance show, Drag Queen Bingo, bad-boy comics," 14 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adieu.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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