Thesaurus / leave-taking
FEEDBACK- escape
- evacuation
- exit
- exodus
- flight
- passage
- removal
- retirement
- retreat
- separation
- takeoff
- walkout
- withdrawal
- abandonment
- adieu
- decampment
- desertion
- egress
- egression
- embarkation
- emigration
- expatriation
- farewell
- getaway
- going
- goodbye
- hegira
- migration
- parting
- powder
- recession
- sailing
- stampede
- start
- vacation
- bow out
- congé
- going away
- quitting
- setting forth
- setting-out
- taking leave
- taking off
- vanishing act
- withdrawing
- demise
- departure
- evacuation
- exodus
- farewell
- retirement
- retreat
- withdrawal
- adieu
- death
- egress
- egression
- expiration
- expiry
- going
- goodbye
- stampede
- offgoing
- breakup
- adieu
- bisection
- break
- breaking
- crossroads
- departure
- detachment
- divergence
- division
- farewell
- going
- partition
- rift
- rupture
- severance
- split
- valediction
- split-up
- adieu
- bisection
- break
- breaking
- breakup
- crossroads
- departure
- detachment
- divergence
- division
- farewell
- going
- goodbye
- partition
- rift
- rupture
- severance
- split
- split-up
- accord
- agreement
- attachment
- closing
- closure
- combination
- connection
- continuation
- greeting
- harmony
- hello
- juncture
- union
- unity
- introduction
- accord
- agreement
- attachment
- closing
- closure
- combination
- connection
- continuation
- greeting
- harmony
- hello
- juncture
- union
- unity
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use leave-taking in a sentence
They are very urgent questions; our sons and daughters will have to begin to deal with them from the moment they leave college.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSAs Perker said this, he looked towards the door, with an evident desire to render the leave-taking as brief as possible.
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENSNow for the tempering of the Gudgeons, I leave it to the judgment of the Workman; but a word or two of the polishing of it.
TINTINNALOGIA, OR, THE ART OF RINGINGRICHARD DUCKWORTH AND FABIAN STEDMANIt was such a magnificent sum that Sol did not feel like taking the familiarity with it of mentioning it aloud.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENThis may be done by taking the humming tone and bringing to bear upon it a strong pressure of energy.
EXPRESSIVE VOICE CULTUREJESSIE ELDRIDGE SOUTHWICKNow and then the boy who had bought Squinty, and who was taking him home, would look around at his pet in the slatted box.
SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUMWe can do as we like with Hindu and Mussalman so long as we leave their respective religions untouched.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACY“You must leave this house this moment,” she cried, with a stamp, with gleaming eyes and very pale.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANUMr. Collingwood, taking the key from his mother, locked the little door in the boarding, after them.
THE BOARDED-UP HOUSEAUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMANIf he continue, he shall leave a name above a thousand: and if he rest, it shall be to his advantage.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO LEAVE-TAKING
- abandonment
- adieu
- bow out
- congé
- decampment
- desertion
- egress
- egression
- embarkation
- emigration
- escape
- evacuation
- exit
- exodus
- expatriation
- farewell
- flight
- getaway
- going
- going away
- goodbye
- hegira
- leave-taking
- migration
- parting
- passage
- powder
- quitting
- recession
- removal
- retirement
- retreat
- sailing
- separation
- setting forth
- setting-out
- stampede
- start
- takeoff
- taking leave
- taking off
- vacation
- vanishing act
- walkout
- withdrawal
- withdrawing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.