DEPARTING Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in departure

the act of leaving a place his departing was accompanied by tears and heartfelt good wishes

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departing

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adjective

as in leaving

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departing

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verb

present participle of depart

as in exiting

to leave a place often for another I'll sing one more song before I depart

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as in dying

to stop living a special tribute for those members of the motion picture academy who have departed over the past year

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Noun

Have your camera ready when arriving or departing, as the staff usually perform an entertaining song and dance in traditional costumes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Kronberg said the aircraft landed safely but became disabled at the end of the runway, preventing other flights from arriving and departing. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026 There has been considerable upheaval at City this summer, with Maresca replacing Guardiola and influential players like John Stones, Bernardo Silva and Rodri departing, too. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Sunday is expected to be the busiest day at O'Hare Airport, with more than 300,000 passengers arriving or departing. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 1 July 2026 While Schmid fills the role of a high-end backup, Florida still needs to acquire a starting-caliber goaltender prior to the start of the season with both Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov departing. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 Jones departing gives the Pacers more optionality, and that is even more true with Smith heading toward a two-way deal. — Tony East, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 This year’s primary should be wide open, with DeSantis departing, but the party has anointed one candidate, Koger said. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026 At the recent practice session in KCK, fans of the team gathered near the stadium just to catch a glimpse of their bus arriving and departing. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026

Verb

Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 Paramount+ head of originals Jane Wiseman is departing the streamer as the post-merger combination of it and HBO Max takes shape. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 Her departure follows the announcement earlier this week that Christiane Amanpour would be winding down her daily CNN International series and departing the network next year. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 Head coach Mike Locksley is departing the University of Maryland after the team got off to a 2-5 start to the 2026 season. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 The French president made an unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman before departing for Paris, according to the Élysée Palace. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 So, get ready for some basketball action — and some traffic action, too, as arriving fans and departing commuters cross paths in downtown Miami. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 The probe is expected to perform a series of flybys around Deimos before departing for Earth in November 2030 and landing in Australia in 2031. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 Before departing, the pope stopped to speak to a Ukrainian family. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Since Sorrells was sworn in, at least 79 assistant district attorneys have resigned, according to a source familiar with the departures.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
His departure just days before the midterms adds to the questions swirling around MAHA’s salience to the electorate.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of departure

Verb

To be sure, the exiting attorneys were motivated to depart by a range of reasons.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Travelers headed to the Napa Valley or Sonoma County coast can make a fairly easy diversion by exiting Interstate 80 about 6 miles north of Highway 37.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of exiting

Verb

The Sun enters your 6th House, beginning a month focused on routines, responsibilities, health, work, and the systems that keep everything moving.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
Position for the companies that are moving from cost cutting into building.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of moving

Verb

Maria Dolores Roehling’s 9-year-old son was speeding on his e-motorcycle capable of going faster than 47 mph when he was hit by a pickup truck, prosecutors said.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Other fraternity members blocked Jane Doe’s friend from going upstairs to look for her, according to the lawsuit.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of going

Verb

In the film, Carrie impales Margaret (Piper Laurie) with flying kitchen knives, crucified within a door frame, before perishing herself.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
This summer has been a deadly one in Europe, with over 10,000 people perishing in the extreme heat over just a few weeks.

— Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of perishing

Verb

Guidry is a frequent guest instructor, watching bullpens, parting his wisdom, and answering any questions the pinstripers’ new generation of pitchers may have.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
Out of that conversation grew my novel The Undead, which is, in some ways, a parting love letter to Moscow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

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