Synonyms of valedictory

valedictory

adjective

ˌva-lə-ˈdik-t(ə-)rē 

as in farewell

given, taken, or performed at parting

a valedictory address given by the college president upon his retirement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• farewell
• final
• parting
• concluding
• last
• leaving
• closing
• ultimate
• departing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of valedictory

It’s expected to serve as the 95-year-old investor’s valedictory farewell after more than six decades leading the conglomerate, which began as a struggling New England clothing company. — Yun Li, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025

But the olive branch is a reminder of the valedictory nature of most formal portraits. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023

Brief, bounded, securely valedictory, as a form the wedding speech is perhaps not well suited to the twin relationship, which is both totalizing and ambivalent. — Jean Garnett, The New Yorker, 10 July 2023

But those changes didn't hurt Youngkin, who comfortably beat Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a popular former governor seeking a valedictory term. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2021

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