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setting-out

NOUN

departure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression embarkation 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 taking leave taking off vanishing act withdrawing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrival coming entrance stay

STRONG

greeting hello

WEAK

abidance continuation keeping

NOUN

egress

Synonyms

STRONG

departure doorway emanation emergence escape exit exiting exodus issue opening outlet vent withdrawal

WEAK

way-out

Antonyms

STRONG

arrival closure coming entrance stay

NOUN

start

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beginning dawn kickoff opening outset

STRONG

birth commencement countdown dawning derivation embarkation 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 square one start-off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion end ending finish

STRONG

close completion consequence death effect exit outgrowth result termination

WEAK

stop

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In Paimpol again, on the last day of February, before the setting-out for Iceland.

From An Iceland Fisherman by Cambon, M. Jules

Hence, therefore, I returned home with the intention of remaining there quietly for a few months before setting-out to seek my fortune.

From Wilfrid Cumbermede by MacDonald, George

The first preparation for our setting-out was, that the captain's half-pike was placed near the coachman, and a drum behind the coach.

From Days with Sir Roger De Coverley by Steele, Richard, Sir

Miss Twitchel and Miss Jones were talking about it; and they all say that there would be the best setting-out got for her that was ever seen in Newport, if it should happen.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 by Various

I should like to emphasise the importance of the setting-out work necessary for brush-drawing.

From The Practice and Science of Drawing by Speed, Harold

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