Synonyms for Farewell
ˌfɛərˈwɛlfarewell

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. farewell

   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:
   adieu, congé, good-by, leave-taking, parting salutation, valediction, valedictory

   Preposition:
   I bade farewell to my comrades, or (without preposition) I bade my comrades farewell; I took a sad farewell of my friends.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. farewell, word of farewellnoun

   an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

   Synonyms:
   parting, leave-taking, leave, word of farewell, farewell

2. farewell, leave, leave-taking, partingnoun

   the act of departing politely

   "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

   Synonyms:
   parting, leave-taking, leave, word of farewell, part, leave of absence, farewell

Matched Categories

1. • Acknowledgment
   • Departure

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. farewellad. or interj.

   Synonyms:
   adieu, good-by

2. farewellnoun

   Synonyms:
   adieu, valediction, leave-taking

3. farewellnoun

   Synonyms:
   leave

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. farewelladjective

   Synonyms:
   parting, valedictory, final

2. farewellnoun

   Synonyms:
   adieu, leave-taking, good-bye, valediction, congé, valedictory

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "farewell":

   goodbye, good-bye, adieu, going-away, valedictory, adiós, parting, fareweil, bye-bye, send-off, bye

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How to use Farewell in a sentence?

1. William Shakespeare:

   O, now, for ever Farewell the tranquil mind farewell content Farewell the plumed troop and the big wars That make ambition virtue O, farewell Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner, and all quality, Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war And, O you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell Othello's occupation's gone

2. Joe Biden:

   He understood that we're part of something bigger than ourselves... in that compromise isn't a dirty word. It's the cornerstone of democracy. Consensus is required in a democracy to get anything done, joe Biden're bidding this great American farewell, but Joe Biden know, as long as Joe Biden keep his spirit alive, as long as Joe Biden see each other not as enemies but as neighbors and colleagues, as long as Joe Biden remember that Joe Biden're here not to tear down but to build up -- as long as Joe Biden remember that -- then Taps will never sound for Bob Dole. For Bob will be with Joe Biden always.

3. Orlando Bloom:

   It's farewell from us as we're going home to be quarantined, we're coming home to the States. At least I'm coming home to the States because we want to get in before the quarantine.

4. Haimer abdou:

   In praise of nothingness, there is no happiness in farewell, nor in waiting.

5. Jacqueline van Maarsen:

   Otto gave me a copy of the farewell letter Anne wrote to me in hiding. I was surprised because there were two letters: the second was a reply to a letter she pretended I had written to her. She wrote: “I am thinking so much of you,” and “Let’s always be good friends until I come back.” She must have been very lonely.