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Antonyms for adieu
əˈdu, əˈdyuadieu
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term adieu.
Wiktionary
adieuinterjection
Synonyms:
good day, cheerio, arrivederci, cheers, bye-bye, au revoir, bye, shalom, aloha, adios, auf Wiedersehen, addio, good-bye, good-by, ciao, so long, goodbye, farewell, sayonaraadieunoun
A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.
We bid our final adieus to our family, then boarded the ship, bound for America.
Synonyms:
auf Wiedersehen, good-by, shalom, farewell, adios, sayonara, bye-bye, good-bye, addio, so long, goodbye, cheerio, arrivederci, good day, ciao, aloha, bye, au revoir, cheers
English Synonyms and Antonyms
adieu
Good-by is the homely and hearty, farewell the formal English word at parting. Adieu, from the French, is still more ceremonious than farewell; congé, also from the French, is commonly contemptuous or supercilious, and equivalent to dismissal. Valediction is a learned word never in popular use. A valedictory is a public farewell to a company or assembly.
Synonyms:
congé, farewell, good-by, leave-taking, parting salutation, valediction, valedictoryPreposition:
I bade farewell to my comrades, or (without preposition) I bade my comrades farewell; I took a sad farewell of my friends.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
adieu
Antonyms:
greeting, welcome, recognition, salutationSynonyms:
goodbye farewell, leave-taking, parting salutation, valediction
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Princeton's WordNet
adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so longnoun
a farewell remark
"they said their good-byes"
Synonyms:
au revoir, sayonara, pass, good-by, auf wiedersehen, arrivederci, adios, goodbye, good day, good-bye, goodby, so long, bye, bye-bye, cheerio
How to use adieu in a sentence?
It did so well and became so popular that it has become a thing far larger than I could have hoped, the world has changed, but the magnificent human machine, the proven benefits of CrossFit, and its market opportunity remain unchanged. It is time for the founder to bid adieu and find other creative outlets.
I have just been condemned, not to a shameful death, which can only apply to felons, but rather to finding your brother again...I seek forgiveness for all whom I know for every harm I may have unwittingly caused them...Adieu, good, gentle sister...I embrace you with all my heart as well as the poor, dear children.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#685 | welcome | |
#3426 | recognition | |
#6519 | greeting | |
#51839 | salutation | |
#55932 | adieu |
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