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departure
noun
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Divide departure into syllables:

de · par · ture

How to pronounce departure:

Definition of departure:

departure (noun):
death
the act of departing
the act of departing.
the act or an instance of departing

Synonyms for departure:

abandonment
act
boarding
breaking away
decamping
decampment
deed
departing
despatch
deviation
difference
disappearance
disappearing
dispatch
divergence
embarkation
embarkment
emigration
evacuation
exit
exiting
exodus
expiration
farewell
flight
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Antonyms for departure:

accession
advance
advancement
advent
appearance
approach
arrival
arriving
beginning
birth
charge
coming
continuation
dawn
decline
decrease
development
emergence
encroachment
entering
entrance
entry
flux
greeting
hello
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