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depart

[dih-pahrt] / dɪˈpɑrt /
VERB
leave, retreat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon blast off disappear escape evacuate exit go pull out quit remove retire vacate withdraw
STRONG
abdicate absent decamp desert emigrate migrate part perish scram secede split start tergiversate troop vanish
WEAK
beat it cut and run cut out get away git go away go forth hit the bricks hit the road hit the trail make a break march out move on move out sally forth say goodbye set forth shove off slip away start out take leave
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come in continue enter fill occupy persevere remain stay
STRONG
combine come join
WEAK
keep to linger wait
VERB
diverge from normal, expected
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon deviate stray veer
STRONG
cast desert differ digress disagree discard dissent forsake ramble reject repudiate swerve vary wander
WEAK
excurse turn aside
Antonyms
STRONGEST
go direct keep stay
STRONG
accept agree aid approve be direct concur consent harmonize help ratify sanction
WEAK
arrive come continue enter keep to linger wait

Example Sentences

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They were due to depart on an Easyjet flight on Sunday but faced queues of up to three hours at Milan's Linate airport because of border control checks.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

It depicts her in a black dress, ready to depart from her home in Eagle Bridge, N.Y., in November 1940, for Manhattan, where Gimbels department store was displaying her works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Zaslav, one of the most richly compensated executives in America, is poised to receive as much as $887 million to depart the company once it is absorbed by David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The ships that are now stuck would also need about a day or two to berth, load and depart the congested terminals, depending on their cargo.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Vietnamese scale the fourteen-foot wall of the US embassy In Saigon, trying to reach evacuation helicopters as the last of the Americans depart from Vietnam, 1975.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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