Synonyms of leave-taking

leave-taking

noun

ˈlēv-ˌtā-kiŋ 

1

as in departure

the act of leaving a place

the leave-taking of the guest of honor was scheduled for 11 o'clock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departure
• evacuation
• leave
• exodus
• departing
• withdrawal
• parting
• going
• flight
• exiting
• farewell
• quitting
• exit
• retirement
• emigration
• decamping
• decampment
• outgo
• retreat
• walking out
• abandonment
• lighting out
• embarkation
• diaspora
• disembarkation
• relinquishment
• egress
• embarkment
• running away
• forsaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrival
• appearance
• coming
• approach
• advent
• entrance
• ingress

2

as in farewell

the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions

the sweethearts' leave-taking was filled with tearful pauses and promises to meet again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• farewell
• departure
• flight
• parting
• leaving
• separation
• exodus
• withdrawal
• exiting
• exit
• quitting
• egress
• going
• abandonment
• desertion
• decamping
• decampment
• forsaking
• running away

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reunion
• arrival
• greeting
• welcome
• meeting
• joining
• gathering
• salutation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leave-taking

The study of leave-taking was assumed to be more complicated than the study of greetings. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026

Forest fires were lowering human birth weights, zoo chimpanzees in Kyoto enjoy virtual forests, and the chimpanzees of the Bossou community are formal in their greetings but unceremonious in their leave-taking. — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022