Crossword Dictionary
DEPARTURE
departure, going, going away, leaving - n
the act of departing
Synonyms
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, leave-taking, migration, parting, powder, recession, sailing, stampede, start, vacation
Examples
But after Bennigsen's departure, the Grand Duke Tsarevich Constantine Pavlovich joined the army.
According to Suidas, Plato, on his departure for Sicily, left his pupils in charge of Heraclides.
He raised the topic as much to take Cynthia's mind off Martha's departure as from any serious concern about the old man.
Etymology
mid-15c., "act of going away," also "deviation, divergence, a turning away," from Old French departeure "departure," figuratively, "death, act or fact of leaving the present life," from departir (see depart) + -ure (see -ure).