Antonyms for arrive
əˈraɪvar·rive

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1. arriveverb

   Antonyms:
   depart

2. arriveverb

   Antonyms:
   depart

3. arriveverb

   We arrived and booked in.

   Antonyms:
   depart

4. arriveverb

   He had finally arrived on Broadway.

   Antonyms:
   depart

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arrive

   To reach, in the sense here considered, is to come to by motion or progress. Attain is now oftenest used of abstract relations; as, to attain success. When applied to concrete matters, it commonly signifies the overcoming of hindrance and difficulty; as, the storm-beaten ship at length attained the harbor. Come is the general word for moving to or toward the place where the speaker or writer is or supposes himself to be. To reach is to come to from a distance that is actually or relatively considerable; to stretch the journey, so to speak, across the distance, as, in its original meaning, one reaches an object by stretching out the hand. To gain is to reach or attain something eagerly sought; the wearied swimmer reaches or gains the shore. One comes in from his garden; he reaches home from a journey. To arrive is to come to a destination, to reach a point intended or proposed. The European steamer arrives in port, or reaches the harbor; the dismantled wreck drifts ashore, or comes to land. Compare ATTAIN.

   Antonyms:
   depart, embark, go, go away, leave, set out, set sail, start, weigh anchor

   Synonyms:
   attain, come to, enter, gain, get to, land, reach

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. arrive

   Antonyms:
   embark, depart, start

   Synonyms:
   reach, attain, come to, enter, get to land

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1. • Succeed

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. arrive, get, comeverb

   reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

   "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

   Antonyms:
   go forth, go away, leave

   Synonyms:
   take, come in, mystify, make, number, come up, experience, develop, draw, stupefy, have, occur, become, sustain, total, receive, scram, add up, do, amaze, stimulate, sire, descend, drive, engender, go, fix, pay back, get under one's skin, suffer, stick, set about, get down, derive, incur, contract, bring forth, grow, amount, dumbfound, beat, issue forth, make out, arrest, fetch, bring, bewilder, go far, mother, father, buzz off, catch, let, obtain, beget, puzzle, flummox, get, generate, capture, find, baffle, produce, follow, start out, pose, vex, aim, induce, perplex, make it, gravel, begin, start, hail, commence, fall, set out, convey, acquire, come, get in, pay off, bugger off, cause, fare, get along, nonplus

2. arrive, make it, get in, go farverb

   succeed in a big way; get to the top

   "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

   Antonyms:
   leave, go forth, go away

   Synonyms:
   go into, enter, go far, get into, go in, go deep, move in, pull in, come through, pull round, get, pull through, come, come in, pass, move into, survive, get in, make it, draw in

How to use arrive in a sentence?

1. Bill Payne:

   That hardened approach, where everybody's in enclosed little silos, is not what we're attempting to do, we're more interested in keeping the perpetrator or attacker at bay so the first responders can arrive in time.

2. Crystal Hamilton:

   The investigation revealed that the accused and his wife were involved in a verbal altercation which escalated physically, the wife was able to contact police; however, before officers could arrive, she was allegedly shot and killed by the accused.

3. Mike Dutko:

   I urge people to slow down before they arrive at strong conclusions, we need to see the rest of the everything.

4. Avi Schiffmann:

   It can't get hacked into, and even if someone tries. There is nothing dangerous that can geolocate the refugees or put their lives at risk, there are safety features to make sure the refugees are in constant contact with the hosts until they arrive.

5. Ed Metzger:

   The main customer benefits are certainty of timing, so you know when the payment is going to arrive and certainty of value.

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