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leave-taking

[leev-tey-king] / ˈlivˌteɪ kɪŋ /
NOUN
adieu
Synonyms
STRONGEST
farewell goodbye
STRONG
adios parting valediction
WEAK
congé so long
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hello
WEAK
greeting
NOUN
departure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
escape evacuation exit exodus flight passage removal retirement retreat separation takeoff walkout withdrawal
STRONG
abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression embarkation emigration expatriation farewell getaway going goodbye hegira 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 egression expiration expiry going goodbye stampede
WEAK
offgoing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrival coming entrance stay
STRONG
birth hello
WEAK
arriving entering
NOUN
farewell
Synonyms
STRONGEST
goodbye send-off sendoff
STRONG
adieus adieux parting valediction
Antonyms
WEAK
greeting
NOUN
goodbye
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adieu bye-bye
STRONG
Godspeed adios cheerio ciao parting
WEAK
so long swan song toodle-oo
Antonyms
WEAK
hello
NOUN
parting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breakup
STRONG
adieu bisection break breaking crossroads departure detachment divergence division farewell going partition rift rupture severance split valediction
WEAK
split-up
Antonyms
STRONG
accord agreement attachment closing closure combination connection continuation greeting harmony hello juncture union unity
WEAK
introduction
NOUN
valediction
Synonyms
STRONG
adieu bisection break breaking breakup crossroads departure detachment divergence division farewell going goodbye partition rift rupture severance split
WEAK
split-up
Antonyms
STRONG
accord agreement attachment closing closure combination connection continuation greeting harmony hello juncture union unity

Example Sentences

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Our first clue that this leave-taking lies somewhere between planned and spontaneous is in Martin’s gently charged response in answer to his daughter’s initial confusion: What would you take if the house were on fire?

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The clip did not directly address his leave-taking from Fox or the reasons for it.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Escher territory, where hands draw themselves — a reference that will seem more apt when you read the novel’s last few pages, in which Salvo Montalbano’s own hands contribute to his leave-taking.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

And that's I suppose why we left the leave-taking with Lois slightly more ambiguous, that she sort of pushed him away.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2020

As they made a date for their leave-taking, a tide was running, returning, and she ran to meet it.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

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