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Definitions

embarkation

[em-bahr-key-shuhn] / ˌɛm bɑrˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
departure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
escape evacuation exit exodus flight passage removal retirement retreat separation takeoff walkout withdrawal
STRONG
abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression 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
going
Synonyms
STRONG
abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression 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
origin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
birth genesis
STRONG
alpha commencement creation dawn dawning emergence entrance entry forging foundation inauguration ingress initiation introduction launch nativity opener origination outbreak outset rise start
WEAK
blast off day one early stage git go square one starting point
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conclusion end finish
STRONG
close completion death ending exit stop
WEAK
consequence destiny effect finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination
NOUN
separation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
departure disengagement dissolution divorce estrangement partition segregation split
STRONG
break detachment dialysis disconnection disjunction dissociation disunion division divorcement farewell gap parting rift rupture severance
WEAK
dedomiciling disrelation leave-taking parting of the ways pffft split-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
connection juncture marriage union
STRONG
agreement association attachment closing closure combination greeting hello
WEAK
togetherness
NOUN
start
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beginning dawn kickoff opening outset
STRONG
birth commencement countdown dawning derivation 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 setting-out square one start-off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conclusion end ending finish
STRONG
close completion consequence death effect exit outgrowth result termination
WEAK
stop

Example Sentences

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Oh, and if you live near the cruise’s embarkation city, what good is a hotel deal?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Portsmouth was one of the embarkation points on the south coast 80 years ago, as Allied forces crossed the Channel to liberate France and Western Europe from Nazi occupation.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

The district attorney’s embarkation upon strange tangents and rambling monologues is proof in itself that the optics of the situation are not good for her side.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2024

Besides embarkation and disembarkation in Los Angeles, the port calls include San Francisco, San Diego and Ensenada.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

My first assignment was to register the nurse's patients for embarkation on the Gustloff.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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