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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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The news of his Sister's setting-out relieved him of a great and continual anxiety.

From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Carlyle, Thomas

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

So this scene of my life may be said to have begun in theft, and ended in luxury; a sad setting-out, and a worse coming home.

From The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton by Defoe, Daniel

Many of the Erisaig people would still be watching their setting-out; and was it to be supposed that they had taken this doited old body as one of the crew?

From The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols by Black, William

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

setting-out

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