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. Mark Hemingway:

   [He] sought departure from nation-building, [but] he was a hawk on American interests and use of military to achieve political goals, when Trump iced Iran's top general while he was driving around in Iraq, he sent a message to every other world leader that America, under Trump, was not to be messed with.

2. Carol Burnett:

   When someone who is known for being comedic does something straight, it' s always 'a big breakthrough' or a 'radical departure.' Why is it no one ever says that if a straight actor does comedy Are they presuming comedy is easier

3. John Hultquist:

   This broad action is a departure from that norm.

4. Todd Rosenbluth:

   The Pimco Total Return Fund is struggling to gather new assets despite the strong record in 2015 and thus far in 2016, the fund remains in a penalty box since the departure of Bill Gross despite a strong recent yet short-term record.

5. 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.