Synonyms for
Departing
Definition
leaving or setting off from a place
Synonyms & similar words
start
quit
vary
takeleave
digress
part
go
setout
pullupstakes
deviate
conform
come
startout
straggle
leave
depart
setforth
diverge
sidetrack
goaway
stay
setoff
takeoff
leaving
withdrawing
exiting
vacating
quitting
abandoning
fleeing
retreating
disappearing
vanishing
evacuating
migrating
emigrating
departed
left
gone
Synonyms by register
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- departing flight
- departing passengers
- departing soon
- departing from
- departing the premises
- departing the stage
- departing the city
Word family
Usage note
Often used in the context of travel, especially flights or trains. 'Departing' emphasizes the act of leaving a place or situation.
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Example sentences
- I am departing from the train station.
- The plane is departing soon.
- She was sad to be departing from her friends.
- The ship is departing for a long journey.
- He is departing from the company after working there for ten years.
Quotes
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend. - Robert Louis Stevenson
Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before we can meet again and meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends. - Richard Bach
The two hardest things to say in life are hello for the first time and goodbye for the last. - Moira Rogers