DECAMPING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in departure

the act of leaving a place the mass decamping for the mountains or the shore by city dwellers that occurs every summer weekend

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decamping

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verb

present participle of decamp

as in escaping

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Noun

His departure comes as the investigation has shown signs of faltering amid a spate of staff turnovers and delays.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Rose’s appointment is part of a wider shake-up at Kering, including Anthony Vaccarello’s exit from Saint Laurent, and Seán McGirr’s departure from Alexander McQueen.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026

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Verb

The same gas is commonly found escaping from magmatic vents on Earth, with the compound coming from hot magma beneath the surface.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The celebrity barn owls’ saga follows in the footsteps of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl, who captivated the city for a year after escaping from the Central Park Zoo after someone cut a hole through the mesh of his enclosure.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of escaping

Noun

Seattle is 4-3 and hasn’t looked like the team that won it all last season so far in the early going.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
In contrast with so many other promising Canucks players of the past, such as Vasily Podkolzin or Jalen Chatfield, players the organization never took a real extended look at, Lekkerimäki has been given significant opportunity in the early going.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of going

Verb

Most employers file complaints against absconding workers that expose them to detention or deportation, and undocumented workers cannot leave Jordan until fines for overstaying residency permits are paid, Grüneisl said.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
Cloth has faced several suits from investors who accused him of absconding with their money.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 July 2026

Definition of absconding

Noun

Under 1% leave during the rigorous six-month SEAL Qualification Training course, which is the final leg of the pipeline before they are assigned to a SEAL team.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Prosecutors allege King then retaliated against Saulter by placing him on administrative leave and later firing him.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of leave

Verb

Shy, retreating Minnie was happy to bask in Callie’s light, while Helen’s existence was almost entirely dedicated to her only daughter.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
The actual battle had ended with Glover’s men retreating across the Hutchinson River.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

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