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Departure

/dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/

The act of departing or something that has departed.

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📖 Definitions of "Departure"

noun

1
The act of departing or something that has departed.
"The departure was scheduled for noon."
2
A deviation from a plan or procedure.
"There are several significant departures, however, from current practice."
3
A death.
4
The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.

🔄 Synonyms of "Departure"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
divergencenoun	The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
releasenoun	(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
deviationnoun	A departure from the correct way of acting.
exitnoun	An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
passingnoun	Going past.
expirationnoun	An act, process, or instance of expiring.
lossnoun	(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
differencenoun	(uncountable) The quality of being different.
leaving	a 2009 French film directed by Catherine Corsini, written by Corsini and Gaeelle Mace, and starring Sergi López, Kristin Scott Thomas and Yvan Attal.
going away	(idiomatic, by extension) Readily, handily, unmistakably.
goingverb	(in combination) Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Departure"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
exitnoun	An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
releasenoun	(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
expirationnoun	An act, process, or instance of expiring.
lossnoun	(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
deviationnoun	A departure from the correct way of acting.
going away	(idiomatic, by extension) Readily, handily, unmistakably.
divergencenoun	The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
passingnoun	The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.
goingnoun	Progress.
differencenoun	(uncountable) The quality of being different.
leavingverb	a 2009 French film directed by Catherine Corsini, written by Corsini and Gaeelle Mace, and starring Sergi López, Kristin Scott Thomas and Yvan Attal.
departnoun	(intransitive) To leave.
outboundnoun	(logistics) An outbound shipment.
departingnoun	The act by which somebody or something departs.
egressnoun	An exit or way out.
farewellnoun	A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure.
evacuationnoun	The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
departednoun	(euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).
escapenoun	The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
leavenoun	(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.