Definitions

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

Though state paid leave programs increase leave-taking by both men and women, women take longer leaves.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 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

Cassiopeia, still sad from her tearful leave-taking with Nutsawoo back at Ashton Place, was silent.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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