Definitions

embarkation

[em-bahr-key-shuhn] / ˌɛm bɑrˈkeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

departure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

escape evacuation exit exodus flight passage removal retirement retreat separation takeoff walkout withdrawal

STRONG

abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression emigration expatriation farewell getaway going goodbye hegira leave-taking migration parting powder recession sailing stampede start vacation

WEAK

bow out congé going away quitting setting forth setting-out taking leave taking off vanishing act withdrawing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrival coming entrance stay

STRONG

greeting hello

WEAK

abidance continuation keeping

NOUN

going

Synonyms

STRONG

abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression emigration escape evacuation exit exodus expatriation farewell flight getaway goodbye hegira migration parting passage powder

WEAK

bow out congé going away quittin

Antonyms

STRONG

arrival arriving entrance greeting hello staying

NOUN

origin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

birth genesis

STRONG

alpha commencement creation dawn dawning emergence entrance entry forging foundation inauguration ingress initiation introduction launch nativity opener origination outbreak outset rise start

WEAK

blast off day one early stage git go square one starting point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion end finish

STRONG

close completion death ending exit stop

WEAK

consequence destiny effect finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination

NOUN

separation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

departure disengagement dissolution divorce estrangement partition segregation split

STRONG

break detachment dialysis disconnection disjunction dissociation disunion division divorcement farewell gap parting rift rupture severance

WEAK

dedomiciling disrelation leave-taking parting of the ways pffft split-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

connection juncture marriage union

STRONG

agreement association attachment closing closure combination greeting hello

WEAK

togetherness

NOUN

start

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beginning dawn kickoff opening outset

STRONG

birth commencement countdown dawning derivation foundation inauguration inception initiation introduction leaving onset origin source spring takeoff

WEAK

alpha arrival coming day one first step flying start jump-off running start setting-out square one start-off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion end ending finish

STRONG

close completion consequence death effect exit outgrowth result termination

WEAK

stop

Example Sentences

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Oh, and if you live near the cruise’s embarkation city, what good is a hotel deal?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Among the beacon locations on the south coast is Lepe Beach - one of the main embarkation points for troops heading to Normandy.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

The district attorney’s embarkation upon strange tangents and rambling monologues is proof in itself that the optics of the situation are not good for her side.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2024

Besides embarkation and disembarkation in Los Angeles, the port calls include San Francisco, San Diego and Ensenada.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

The cerebral cortex, where matter is transformed into consciousness, is the point of embarkation for all our cosmic voyages.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

embarkation

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