Synonyms for DEPARTURE
dɪˈpɑr tʃərde·par·ture

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1. departurenoun

   Synonyms:
   leaving

   Antonyms:
   arrival

2. departurenoun

   the act of departing or something that has departed

   Synonyms:
   leaving

   Antonyms:
   arrival

3. departurenoun

   a deviation from a plan or procedure

   Synonyms:
   leaving

   Antonyms:
   arrival

4. departurenoun

   a death

   Synonyms:
   leaving

   Antonyms:
   arrival

5. departurenoun

   the distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian

   Synonyms:
   leaving

   Antonyms:
   arrival

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1. departure

   Synonyms:
   egress, ejection, exclusion, exit, expulsion, refusal, rejection, withdrawal

   Antonyms:
   access, accession, adit, admission, admittance, approach, door, doorway, entrance, entrée, entry, gate, gateway, ingress, inlet, introduction, opening, penetration, portal

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1. departure, going, going away, leavingnoun

   the act of departing

   Synonyms:
   going away, passing, exit, release, departure, going, sledding, expiration, loss, deviation, leaving, divergence, difference

2. deviation, divergence, departure, differencenoun

   a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

   "the deviation from the mean"

   Synonyms:
   deviance, passing, departure, remainder, exit, difference of opinion, difference, loss, leaving, divergence, deflexion, going, release, digression, disagreement, deflection, diversion, dispute, divagation, variance, expiration, deviation, going away, discrepancy, divergency, conflict

3. passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, releasenoun

   euphemistic expressions for death

   "thousands mourned his passing"

   Synonyms:
   sledding, firing, overtaking, liberation, passage, dismissal, expiry, divergence, release, freeing, spill, difference, sacking, personnel casualty, vent, passing game, breathing out, sack, tone ending, deviation, passing play, acquittance, red, departure, press release, outlet, expiration, waiver, button, exhalation, handout, pass, exit, leaving, qualifying, loss, dismission, way out, going, discharge, red ink, issue, going away, spillage, deprivation, termination, passing

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1. • Variation

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1. departurenoun

   Synonyms:
   withdrawal, exit, recession, retirement, removal

2. departurenoun

   Synonyms:
   death, decease, demise

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1. departurenoun

   Synonyms:
   deviation, retirement, withdrawal

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1. List of paraphrases for "departure":

   starting, outset, output, exit, severance, start, departures, leave, leaving, outward, heading, left, beginning, deviation, outbound, separation, depart, outlet, withdrawal, separations, resignation, departing

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1. Phil Robertson:

   This release continues Vietnam's cynical practice of releasing high profile dissidents from prison directly into forced exile, with immediate departure from the country being the price of their freedom.

2. Janet Yellen:

   The government, on average, makes millions of payments each day, and our systems are built to pay all of our bills on time and not to pick and choose which bills to pay, it would be an exceptionally risky, untested and radical departure from normal payment practices of agencies across the federal government.

3. Todd Rosenbluth:

   Mr. Gross' departure from Pimco was a once-in-a-lifetime event for bond funds.

4. Zhang Kaihua:

   Xiao's departure is not a surprise following the recent stock disaster. This is a role vulnerable to public criticism because most Chinese retail investors are destined to lose money in such a market.

5. Hermes EOS ' Pauline Lecoursonnois:

   Given the lack of confirmed information about the reasons for the former CEO's departure, we do not believe we can assess whether his termination package is appropriate.