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egression

[ih-gresh-uhn] / ɪˈgrɛʃ ən /
NOUN
departure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
escape evacuation exit exodus flight passage removal retirement retreat separation takeoff walkout withdrawal
STRONG
abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress 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 setting-out taking leave taking off vanishing act withdrawing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrival coming entrance stay
STRONG
greeting hello
WEAK
abidance continuation keeping
NOUN
exit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
demise departure evacuation exodus farewell retirement retreat withdrawal
STRONG
adieu death egress expiration expiry going goodbye leave-taking stampede
WEAK
offgoing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrival coming entrance stay
STRONG
birth hello
WEAK
arriving entering
NOUN
exodus
Synonyms
STRONGEST
departure evacuation flight migration withdrawal
STRONG
egress emigration exit journey retirement retreat
WEAK
exiting going out offgoing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
stay
STRONG
arrival arriving coming entrance
NOUN
going
Synonyms
STRONG
abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress embarkation emigration escape evacuation exit exodus expatriation farewell flight getaway goodbye hegira migration parting passage powder
WEAK
bow out congé going away quittin
Antonyms
STRONG
arrival arriving entrance greeting hello staying
NOUN
withdrawal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
departure disengagement exit exodus resignation retirement
STRONG
abandonment abdication abjuration alienation disavowal disclaimer egress extraction recall recantation relinquishment repudiation rescission retreat revocation revulsion secession
WEAK
exiting marooning palinode
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrival coming entrance
WEAK
remainder stay

Example Sentences

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There was certainly some difficulty in our egression.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 by Various

The archetypal world was made by the egression of one out of one, and by the regression of that one, so emitted into itself by emanation.

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)

But here, each form, after having been warned by the conductor that its time was up, sunk down right through the carpet as though it were the most ordinary mode of egression.

From There is no Death by Marryatt, Florence

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.