Synonyms of departing

departing 1 of 3

noun

as in departure

the act of leaving a place

his departing was accompanied by tears and heartfelt good wishes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departure
• leave
• exiting
• exodus
• going
• parting
• evacuation
• flight
• withdrawal
• quitting
• farewell
• exit
• retirement
• decamping
• leave-taking
• outgo
• decampment
• walking out
• emigration
• lighting out
• retreat
• embarkation
• abandonment
• diaspora
• disembarkation
• egress
• running away
• forsaking
• embarkment
• relinquishment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrival
• appearance
• coming
• approach
• advent
• entrance
• ingress

departing

2 of 3

adjective

as in leaving

Related Words

• leaving
• concluding
• final
• last
• closing
• farewell
• parting
• ultimate
• valedictory

departing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of depart

1

as in exiting

to leave a place often for another

I'll sing one more song before I depart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exiting
• moving
• going
• parting
• getting
• starting
• fleeing
• evacuating
• flying
• escaping
• quitting
• retiring
• bailing
• running along
• withdrawing
• stepping (along)
• pulling out
• getting off
• booking
• taking off
• going off
• pushing off
• scarpering
• shoving (off)
• walking out
• digging out
• buzzing (off)
• peeling off
• cutting out
• retreating
• pushing on
• emigrating
• clearing out
• clearing off
• sallying (forth)
• bugging out
• packing (up or off)
• bailing out
• beating it
• skipping
• taking a hike
• buggering off
• vamoosing
• abandoning
• hitting the road
• taking a powder
• deserting
• bugging off
• pulling stakes
• removing
• setting out
• striking out
• vacating
• absconding
• piking (out or off)
• decamping
• running away
• getting out
• forsaking
• going out
• stepping out
• mizzling
• adjourning
• scramming
• scatting
• lighting out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming
• arriving
• remaining
• staying
• approaching
• showing up
• settling
• closing
• abiding
• lodging
• dwelling
• nearing
• turning up
• reaching
• hitting
• tarrying
• landing

2

as in dying

to stop living

a special tribute for those members of the motion picture academy who have departed over the past year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dying
• falling
• perishing
• exiting
• parting
• expiring
• succumbing
• ending
• disappearing
• going
• passing (on)
• passing away
• fading
• buying it
• checking out
• popping off
• stepping out
• dropping
• demising
• kicking off
• croaking
• deceasing
• kicking in
• giving up the ghost
• snuffing it
• pegging out
• kicking the bucket
• biting the dust
• failing
• flatlining
• conking (out)
• predeceasing
• consuming
• drying up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• living
• breathing
• coming to
• existing
• being
• lingering
• reviving
• subsisting
• flourishing
• prospering
• thriving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of departing

Noun

Have your camera ready when arriving or departing, as the staff usually perform an entertaining song and dance in traditional costumes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Kronberg said the aircraft landed safely but became disabled at the end of the runway, preventing other flights from arriving and departing. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026

There has been considerable upheaval at City this summer, with Maresca replacing Guardiola and influential players like John Stones, Bernardo Silva and Rodri departing, too. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Sunday is expected to be the busiest day at O'Hare Airport, with more than 300,000 passengers arriving or departing. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 1 July 2026

While Schmid fills the role of a high-end backup, Florida still needs to acquire a starting-caliber goaltender prior to the start of the season with both Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov departing. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Jones departing gives the Pacers more optionality, and that is even more true with Smith heading toward a two-way deal. — Tony East, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

This year’s primary should be wide open, with DeSantis departing, but the party has anointed one candidate, Koger said. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026

At the recent practice session in KCK, fans of the team gathered near the stadium just to catch a glimpse of their bus arriving and departing. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026

Verb

Uganda’s health ministry said the man spent fewer than 24 hours in the country and had a normal temperature when screened before departing Entebbe International Airport, near Kampala. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

After 10 years at the helm of Saint Laurent, creative director Anthony Vaccarello is departing the house. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

The fairest test of those rules is whether a departing customer has to pay for what was built for it. — Mark McNees, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

On Thursday, Jeffries also took a shot at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for appearing to open the door during a Fox interview to departing leadership if Republicans lost the majority. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026

The four people departing the International Space Station strapped into their Crew Dragon capsule and undocked early Wednesday, setting up re-entry and splashdown Thursday off the coast of Southern California to close out a 237-day stay in orbit. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Prima destinations include Bermuda, the Caribbean, the Greek Isles, the Mediterranean, and Northern Europe departing from her home ports of Port Canaveral, Florida, and Galveston, Texas. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

The train, departing from the Boulder train station, would take about 10 minutes longer according to estimates from the CoCo website. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Warner Bros Motion Picture chiefs De Luca and Pamela Abdy are departing. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026