AU REVOIR Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

au revoir

noun

ˌȯr-ə-ˈvwär

as in farewell

an expression of good wishes at parting the noise of the street was so loud that the quieter au revoirs of her friends went unheard

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Recent Examples of au revoir The final moments found Emily (Lily Cooper) saying au revoir to Paris and planning to live in Rome temporarily to be the leader on the ground for her company’s newest client — Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini), who just so happens to be Emily’s latest suitor. —

Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024 Gabby Thomas said au revoir at the end of the Olympics in a very special way. —

Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024 The final day, of course, was meant to be a coronation, a victory lap and an au revoir. —

Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024 Nadal is still alive in the Olympic doubles tournament with Carlos Alcaraz, so any au revoir wasn’t in full Monday. —

Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for au revoir

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Noun

Also among the many people who had come to wish Ayala a fond farewell?

— Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Dolly Parton first wrote the song in 1973 as a farewell to Porter Wagoner, who had been her longtime colleague and mentor.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026