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arrival

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of arrival

the act of coming upon a scene

springʼs late arrival meant we were still skiing in mid-April

the groom blamed his belated arrival for the wedding on a huge traffic snarl

Synonyms of arrival

advent, appearance, coming, incoming

Words Related to arrival

approach, entrance, ingress

beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, dawning, debut (also début), genesis, inception, morning, onset, start

Near Antonyms of arrival

dissipation, dissolution, evaporation, fadeaway, fading, melting, passing, vanishing

clearing out, egress, leaving, retirement, retreat, withdrawal

emigration, evacuation, exodus

Antonyms of arrival

decamping, decampment, departing, departure, disappearance, exit, exiting, farewell, going, leave-taking, parting, quitting

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