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

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

Rogers’ openness to departing is not due to unhappiness in the Midlands, but an understanding that this is the summer to move. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 3 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

To de-escalate the situation and for officer safety, officers did not proceed with the arrest at the Las Vegas Airport and chose to instead arrest him at his flight the following day departing the Los Angeles International Airport on July 14. — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Okay, maybe while departing my hotel’s driveway, but that’s about it. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 15 July 2026

Quote of the Day The words of France’s departing manager Didier Deschamps after that bruising defeat to Spain in yesterday’s semifinal. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Bryce joined As the World Turns in 1982 and remained for nearly a decade, departing in 1991. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

After departing Ecuador en route to El Segundo, members of the crew stumbled upon an unexpected find inside the ship’s garbage — trash bags filled with cocaine, 430 pounds of it. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

In a surprising twist, Harper has selected Los Angeles Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel to throw to him, departing from his previous choice of his father. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Apple alleged that OpenAI coached departing Apple employees in how to evade security processes when leaving the iPhone maker, and that Chang Liu, a former employee who joined OpenAI, stole an Apple laptop. — Kif Leswing,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 10 July 2026

The first attempt, the sources said, involved a private aircraft departing from the Washington area after Machado believed the necessary arrangements had been made for her transit. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026