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

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

Hupp said that departing is bittersweet. — Shannon Tyler may 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2026

The Aztecs are hoping to upgrade the center position with both Heide and Compton departing. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026

Verb

Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, warned on Thursday before departing for Ukraine that Moscow is planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets on European countries supporting Kyiv, among them Poland. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, warned on Thursday before departing for Ukraine that Moscow is planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets on European countries supporting Kyiv, among them Poland. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Less than two weeks after departing the Kansas City Current, former head coach and sporting director Vlatko Andonovski is set to take over the last-place Chicago Stars as the fellow National Women’s Soccer League club’s chief soccer officer. — Pj Green september 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Eric Schrier is departing his post as Disney‘s President of Direct-to-Consumer International Originals, Strategic Programming, and Emerging Media — but not the company. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

The crash shut down all arriving and departing flights at MIA for hours, with some flights diverted to other Florida airports, before two of the four runways opened. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Authorities can bar Chinese nationals from departing over export-control or technology-transfer violations deemed to threaten national security. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Going analyzed its 2026 flight deal data to find the US airports that have offered the most affordable departing flights so far in 2026. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Trains rumble behind the main stadiums, Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong, while planes approaching and departing from La Guardia Airport bring their stomach-churning roars. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026