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kiss good-bye

VERB
relinquish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon abdicate cede drop out forgo hand over quit renounce surrender vacate waive withdraw yield
STRONG
abnegate cast desert discard ditch drop dump forbear forsake forswear kick leave release repudiate resign sacrifice shed
WEAK
back down cast off cut loose drop like hot potato lay aside opt out quit cold turkey retire from stand down swear off take the oath take the pledge
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow assert claim continue defend fight hold keep remain retain stay win
STRONG
gather maintain revert take up
WEAK
take

Example Sentences

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When I walk out the door to fly to a tournament I'm broadcasting, Toni gives me a kiss good-bye and the same words of advice.

From Golf Digest • Aug. 1, 2018

One almost expects Mr. Hodge to rush from the stage after the final curtain, shake each individual visitor by the hand and kiss good-bye the little girls in pigtails.

From Time Magazine Archive

Boy21 waits on the sidewalk when I walk Erin up to her door and give her a kiss good-bye.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

“Give me a kiss good-bye, fighter pilot,” Mamaw said, an almost forgotten shadow standing by the side of the car.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

He led Eleanor through his backyard, then around the back of his grandparents' house to the driveway, past the spot by the garage where they liked to kiss good-bye.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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