Synonyms of departure

departure

noun

1

as in departing

the act of leaving a place

his sudden departure left them wondering if they'd upset him

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in deviation

a turning away from a course or standard

any departure from the modernist orthodoxy was scorned by the city's cultural elite

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deviation
• detour
• divergence
• deflection
• diversion
• reversion
• divergency
• divagation
• regression
• retrogression

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adherence

• adherence