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

The 21-year-old midfielder has loan interest from EFL clubs, but his departure is contingent on potential incomings.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
The luxury pods — complete with lie-flat beds and sliding privacy doors — could be entirely off-limits when departure day rolls around, sitting completely empty at 35,000 feet.

— Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of departure

Verb

Charging documents said both suspects were then seen on video running into a nearby home before eventually escaping through the back of the house.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
In defiance of Pacho’s tight hold, Madjo shrugged the Ecuador international, escaping behind and emphatically volleying into the roof of the net.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of escaping

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

The pollen is back, the weather is unbearable and the leaves are threatening to do something.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Researchers envision bacteria on plant leaves or roots that detect stress and trigger responses without conventional electronics.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of leave

Verb

It’s made up of nine river rooms and three junior suites, so staying here feels more like retreating to a private waterside residence than checking into a city stay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Yet some of retail’s fastest-growing companies are not retreating from physical stores.

— Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreating

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