LEAVE-TAKINGS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

leave-takings

noun

plural of leave-taking

as in departures

the act of leaving a place the leave-taking of the guest of honor was scheduled for 11 o'clock

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as in farewells

the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions the sweethearts' leave-taking was filled with tearful pauses and promises to meet again

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Noun

Under Bondi and Blanche’s leadership, the department has lost thousands of employees through firings, resignations or voluntary departures.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Other departures from 60 Minutes include executive editor Draggan Mihailovich, correspondents Cecilia Vega and longtime producer Henry Schuster.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of departures

Noun

And one impending departure in particular prompted public farewells from teammates this week.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Recalling a former boss who whispered intimate good-byes to his appliances when his restaurant closed, Luca says that the head chef didn’t receive similar farewells from his employees.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of farewells

Noun

An array of pillars, permanent marks, the imposing Napoleonic-era Spitbank Fort, as well as the comings-and-goings of ferries and even the hovercraft going back and forth between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026
This is somebody who knew intimately the goings on in my family tax and estate planning entities.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of goings

Noun

Residents said the procedure concentrated flights over communities that previously experienced fewer direct overflights.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
California, where the company has conducted piloted flights across the San Francisco Bay Area, is also included in the initial development strategy.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of flights

Noun

Summit Fire evacuations An evacuation order and evacuation warnings are in effect for the Summit Fire.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 July 2026
The fire has prompted numerous evacuations in the area, including the complete evacuation of the town of Eureka, which has a population of just over 600.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 June 2026

Definition of evacuations

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