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goodbye
| Main Entry: |
goodbye
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | farewell statement |
| Synonyms: | adieu, adios, bye-bye, cheerio, ciao, godspeed, leave-taking, parting, so long, swan song, toodle-oo |
| Antonyms: | hello |
| Main Entry: | good-bye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parting |
| Synonyms: | adieu, bisection, break, breaking, breakup, crossroads, departure, detachment, divergence, division, farewell, going, leave-taking, on the rocks, partition, rift, rupture, severance, split, split-up, valediction |
| Main Entry: | adieu |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parting remark or action |
| Synonyms: | adios, congé, farewell, goodbye, leave-taking, parting, so long, valediction |
| Antonyms: | greeting, hello |
| Main Entry: | departure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leaving |
| Synonyms: | abandonment, adieu, bow out, congé, decampment, desertion, egress, egression, embarkation, emigration, escape, evacuation, exit, exodus, expatriation, farewell, flight, getaway, going, going away, goodbye*, hegira, migration, parting, passage, powder, quitting, recession, removal, retirement, retreat, sailing, separation, setting forth, setting out, stampede, start, takeoff, taking leave, taking off, vacation, vanishing act, walkout, withdrawal, withdrawing |
| Antonyms: | arrival, coming, entrance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leaving |
| Synonyms: | adieu, death, demise, departure, egress, egression, evacuation, exodus, expiration, expiry, farewell, going, goodbye, leave-taking, offgoing, retirement, retreat, stampede, withdrawal |
| Antonyms: | arrival, arriving, coming, entering, entrance |
| Main Entry: | farewell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | departing saying; departure |
| Synonyms: | adieu, adieus, adieux, adios, bye-bye, cheerio, ciao, goodbye, hasta la vista, have a nice day, leave-taking, parting, salutation, sendoff, so long, ta-ta, valediction |
| Antonyms: | greeting, hello |
| Main Entry: | leave |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holiday, time off |
| Synonyms: | adieu, departure, farewell, furlough, goodbye, leave of absence, leave-taking, liberty, parting, retirement, sabbatical, vacation, withdrawal |
| Notes: | let means to make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen, to allow; leave means to go away from a place |
| Antonyms: | workday |
| Main Entry: | parting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | farewell |
| Synonyms: | departing, final, goodbye, last, valedictory |
| Antonyms: | greeting, introductory |
| Main Entry: | swan song |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | final performance |
| Synonyms: | adieu, climax, closer, coda, conclusion, crowning achievement, crowning glory, culmination, dying words, end piece, envoi, epilogue, famous last words, farewell, farewell performance, final appearance, final appearance or performance, final gesture, finis, goodbye, last act, last hurrah, last shot, last words, parting song, peroration, windup |
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