Definitions

congé

[kon-zhey, -jey, kawn-zhey] / ˈkɒn ʒeɪ, -dʒeɪ, kɔ̃ˈʒeɪ /

NOUN

adieu

Synonyms

STRONGEST

farewell goodbye

STRONG

adios leave-taking parting valediction

WEAK

so long

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hello

WEAK

greeting

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 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

discharge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demobilization dismissal

STRONG

ax bounce old heave-ho pink slip the boot the door walking papers

WEAK

bum's rush ejection

Antonyms

WEAK

assignment employment engagement hiring retention

NOUN

dismissal

Synonyms

STRONG

adjournment banishment bounce brush-off deportation deposition discharge dislodgment displacement dispossession dissolution door end eviction exile exorcism expatriation expulsion freedom freeing housecleaning layoff liberation notice ostracism ouster permission relegation removal suspension

WEAK

cold shoulder deposal kiss-off marching orders old heave-ho pink slip

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning commencement construction employment hiring imprisonment incarceration start welcoming

WEAK

acceptance appointment maintainance retention welcome

NOUN

going

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

bow out going away quittin

Antonyms

STRONG

arrival arriving entrance greeting hello staying

Example Sentences

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"Then give that girl her congé, give her a dot too, send her abroad and let her marry some count."

From The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident by Saltus, Edgar

So saying, she turns from him, as though anxious to give him a gentle congé.

From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)

It is all pretence on her part, that she has not seen him dallying about; for she has several times, while giving congé to others of the company.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne

Leave a card pour prendre congé On the town and all its works.

From Wayside Weeds by Ellis, William Hodgson

From what language have adieu and congé been adopted into English?

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

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