FAREWELL Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfer-ˌwel

Definition of farewell

as in final

given, taken, or performed at parting the singer's farewell tour seemed to last almost as long as her entire career

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noun

fer-ˈwel

as in ave

an expression of good wishes at parting the exchange student and her host family said their tearful farewells, promising to keep in touch

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as in departure

the act of leaving a place before making his final farewell, the company president personally spoke to as many employees as he could

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as in parting

the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions our farewell was rushed, and we didn't say all that we wanted to before heading off to colleges at opposite ends of the country

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Recent Examples of farewell

Adjective

Her three matches there that summer functioned as something of a farewell tour. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 Stewart, 81, has been journeying around the world on his One Last Time farewell tour since March 2025. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Noun

The song, famously written by Parton as an emotional farewell to her mentor Porter Wagoner and his show, topped the country chart in 1974. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 Roger Lewis, co-founder of the Grammy-award winning group Inner Circle said to cheers from the room and laughter from Mair during a final farewell on Monday at the group’s recording studio in the North Miami area. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farewell

Recent Examples of Synonyms for farewell

Adjective

In the final episode of her new Netflix reality show Earle Meets World, which aired in full on Friday, the 25-year-old shared a glimpse of what was happening behind the scenes after Cooper called her out in a TikTok post on April 13.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
Steinem spent her final years continuing to write, her representatives noted Thursday, including her forthcoming book An Unexpected Life.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of final

Noun

The View From Beijing In a departure from business strategies of the past, this current cohort of Chinese companies has a mandate to expand internationally, according to academic Karim Alwadi, based in Beijing.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Target your flight search to departure airports that regularly offer the greatest number of points and miles deals.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of departure

Noun

My mother was never one for parting phrases, mainly because she was overwhelmed by a form of timidity that verged on self-erasure.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Instead, Iamaleava is remembered for his tumultuous exit from Knoxville, a parting characterized by head coach Josh Heupel that the program would move on without its starting signal-caller, leading the Long Beach product to UCLA.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of parting

Adjective

At its last meeting, some RBA board members had considered the case for additional tightening, saying that inflation in the country was still too high.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Below, find last-chance deals on summer sandals, fall-ready booties, ultra-cute ballet flats, and more for up to 79 percent off.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of last

Noun

Per the Tallahassee Democrat, Donna and her husband were about to board a one-way flight to Vietnam, a non-extradition country, with a stop in Dubai, when she was arrested.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Chaparral flies autonomously Elroy Air completed a new series of autonomous, uncrewed flight tests of its Chaparral cargo aircraft under the US Department of Transportation and FAA’s eIPP project.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of flight

Adjective

In his almost but not quite valedictory acceptance speech, the 80-year-old Lithgow acknowledged that this Tony win, his third, comes 53 years after his first — and feels every bit as satisfying.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
At times, his tone was valedictory.

— Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Definition of valedictory

Noun

Officers responded to a call about shots fired a few blocks away from Beale Street and saw a person armed with a gun leaving, said Memphis police.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Are there concerns in the club over Hughes and his leaving, and the effect of that on the planning and way this summer transfer window has gone?

— James Pearce, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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