departure
[noun]
Synonyms:
- leaving, exit, exodus, going, going away, leave-taking, removal, retirement, withdrawal
- divergence, deviation, digression, variation
- shift, change, difference, innovation, novelty, whole new ball game (informal)

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Antonyms: arrival
Contrasted words: coming, entering, ingress
Related Words: going, leaving, quitting, retreat, decampment, flight, farewell, leave-taking, rambling, straying, wandering

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

de‧par‧ture W3 /dɪˈpɑːtʃə $ -ˈpɑːrtʃər/ noun

1. [uncountable and countable] an act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey Antonym : arrival
departure for
I saw Simon shortly before his departure for Russia.
departure of
There was a delay in the departure of our plane.
departure from
Mozart’s departure from Paris in September 1778

2. [uncountable and countable] an act of leaving an organization or position
departure from
He refused to discuss his departure from the government.

3. [countable] a flight, train etc that leaves at a particular time:
There are several departures for New York every day.

4. [countable] a way of doing something that is different from the usual, traditional, or expected way
departure from
Their new designs represent a departure from their usual style.
radical/major/significant etc departure (=a big change)
This would be a radical departure from the subsidy system.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

departure
noun
I. leaving/going away from a place
ADJ. abrupt, sudden Everyone was a bit puzzled by her sudden departure.
hasty, speedy | early | imminent, impending The guard blew his whistle to warn of the train's imminent departure.
flight The last check-in time is 45 minutes before flight departure.
VERB + DEPARTURE make He made a hasty departure.
hasten Her row with the MD probably hastened her departure.
delay
DEPARTURE + NOUN point Atocha station was the departure point for our tour.
date | gate, lounge We sat in the departure lounge waiting for our flight to be called.
PREP. before ~, prior to ~ You should receive your flight tickets at least a week prior to departure.
on ~ All visitors must sign the book on arrival and again on departure.
~ for his departure for Naples
~ from her departure from London
PHRASES the day/time of departure, the point of departure (figurative) The author takes Freud's dream theories as the point of departure for his essay.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

departure
II. sth different from what is usual/expected
ADJ. fresh, new | dramatic, fundamental, major, radical, revolutionary, significant
VERB + DEPARTURE be, mark, represent
PREP. ~ from This document marks a radical departure from earlier recommendations.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

departure

sudden/abrupt (=done suddenly, without being planned)
I didn't know how I was going to explain his abrupt departure to the others.
Their departure seemed rather sudden.
a hasty/speedy departure (=done very quickly and suddenly)
I was surprised by her hasty departure.
a flight/train/coach departure
I'm afraid your flight departure has been delayed.
delay somebody's departure (=make it later)
I decided to delay my departure by a few days.
a departure date (also date of departure)
You cannot make a change to your booking within six weeks of your departure date.
a departure time
Do you know your exact departure time?
a departure point (=the place where you leave from)
Luxor is one departure point for boat trips down the Nile.
a departure gate (=an exit from an airport to get a particular flight)
It was a long walk with all our luggage to the departure gate.
a departure lounge (=a room at an airport where people wait before their flights leave)
the departures board (=a board showing the times of planes or trains)
I scanned the departures board for details of my flight.

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