as in farewell
given, taken, or performed at parting
she gave him a parting gift to remember her by
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
1
as in departure
the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions
although their parting was sad, they knew they would see each other again
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in departing
the act of leaving a place
everyone waved goodbye at his parting
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
1
as in separating
to go or move in different directions from a central point
after traveling together for three weeks, we parted at Rome
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in exiting
to leave a place often for another
parted with great ceremony but with little preparation for the dangers that lay ahead
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in dividing
to set or force apart
parted the prongs with pliers
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
4
as in dying
to stop living
before I part, I hope I have the opportunity to say my good-byes
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of parting
Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Mar. 2026
The parting of one's hair has sparked a generational debate online.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Zoom in through the dark clouds parting to reveal a figure falling face downward, clearly a female form in stiletto heels descending toward Earth.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for parting
Noun
The front portions were separated in hair and rolled in a horizontal direction toward the center parting.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Mar. 2026
The parting of one's hair has sparked a generational debate online.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
Before the preliminary hearing was over, Trevino had parting words for Riera.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Zoom in through the dark clouds parting to reveal a figure falling face downward, clearly a female form in stiletto heels descending toward Earth.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for parting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parting
Adjective
-
Raver has also directed three episodes and thanked a mentor in her farewell statement.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
-
Portuguese colonisers brought their celebratory traditions to Brazil in the 17th century, marking a time of revelry in the run-up to Lent (‘carne vale’ means ‘farewell to meat’ in Latin).—
Laura French,
TheWeek,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
His departure came as editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reshapes the network after the Paramount Skydance merger.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
-
Travelers to San Diego International Airport were encouraged to plan ahead and arrive two hours before domestic flights and three hours prior to international departures.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Travel at some of the region’s largest airports was sharply curtailed with more than 5,000 flights — arriving and departing — were canceled Monday from Ronald Reagan Washington International Airport in Arlington, VA, north to Boston’s Logan International Airport.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
-
This offseason will bring plenty of change with 33 seniors, including Daniels, departing.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
28 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
Kinks are critical in determining where a material deforms, appearing in situations such as metals bending permanently or DNA strands separating.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
-
The hard part is separating the rare earths from the rock, and then from each other.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
The footage showed Trotter entering a silver Dodge Charger and then exiting without the rifle, while Patterson got into the back of a red Toyota Camry.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Mar. 2026
-
After exiting social media in 2024, Barry Keoghan recently got candid about the toll online abuse has taken on his career.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
How to make sense of the damage to Iran's cultural legacy is dividing Iranians.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
-
Soon, there could be military boots on the ground crossing into the Islamic Republic of Iran from this terrain of fertile valleys, deep gorges and ancient Mesopotamian trade routes perched below the mountainous border dividing Iraq and Iran.—
Younes Mohammad,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes strangely heartbreaking, this immersive storytelling experience is Edgar Allan Poe for the modern age; a heart-to-bleeding-heart with madmen, murderers and monsters all dying to tell their story.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
-
Slovak played on the band’s first three studio albums before dying aged 26 of an accidental heroin overdose in 1988.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
With Arirang, this group of now mostly 30-somethings looks to satiate their diverging interests while also filling out the set list for an upcoming world-stadium tour that might outsell Taylor Swift’s Eras.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
-
That’s what happened with the Kona low, and an atmospheric river is now shunting that moisture and heat up to the Pacific Northwest, where some of it is diverging into the ridge and likely adding to the warmth.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Parting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parting. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
