DEPARTS Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

departs

verb

present tense third-person singular of depart

as in exits

to leave a place often for another I'll sing one more song before I depart

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as in dies

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

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Recent Examples of departs The new Montezooma coaster train departs from a rethemed station that has been reimagined as an architectural cousin of the Mayan stone temple housing the Jaguar coaster next door. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026 New York City Kick off your journey in New York City, where the Empire Service departs from Moynihan Train Hall in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026 Arch Manning is the main character in Austin, but five-star freshman Dia Bell is a worthy subplot to follow because he is expected to take over when Manning departs. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Book a flight that departs earlier in the day, when delays haven't had time to pile up. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 People watch as the Doris Ocean container ship departs from the Port of Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, May 28, 2026. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 July 2026 Kit departs, leaving Lauren in tears, and sets off for Wyoming for a new job and a chance at a new life. — Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2026 The public-comment window for the project also departs from standard practice. — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 As Bruno departs for Venice, desire persists across oceans, entangling a Spinozist professor and rival passions. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 July 2026

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Verb

PostTrak exits were also high last night with 5 stars from general audiences, parents and kids under 12.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
This program, initially announced by the Biden administration, aimed to stabilize premiums and prevent plan exits following the Inflation Reduction Act's Part D redesign.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of exits

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The result moves the KARNO platform beyond standalone operation and gives Hyliion a foundation for larger multi-megawatt installations built from standardized modules.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
The film moves horizontally instead of vertically, and a lot of people get thrown off by that.

— Chris Stanton, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of moves

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That way if one of its holdings falls, the others are positioned to take up the slack, provided the economy is strong.

— Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The impact falls disproportionately on women, who have left the workforce in droves, according to Challenger, Gray and Christmas.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of falls

Verb

In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.

— Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025

Definition of perishes

Verb

Things get increasingly bleak, as the family dog’s heart medicine runs out and Jason has to put him out of his misery, and then — in doomsday prepper mode — carves up the body and puts it in the freezer just in case food gets dire.

— William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
The group gets a lot of its money from leadership PACs, which are groups established by members of Congress to help support other candidates.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of gets

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When Mina’s closest friend Lucy succumbs to his thrall, the enigmatic Professor Van Helsing is summoned to wage war on this unfathomable threat.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 July 2026
If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.

— Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 13 July 2026