Farewell
Formal departure greeting
Farewell is a parting word or gesture, more formal or literary than goodbye: He bid her farewell.
As a noun, it names the act of leaving or an occasion marking departure: a farewell dinner, their final farewell.
The word carries a note of finality—farewells suggest longer or more significant partings than casual goodbyes.
Departing salutation
- adieuFormal leave-taking
- sendoffFarewell event or gesture
- departureAct of going away
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
valediction · parting · au revoir · ciao · sayonara · bon voyage · godspeed · wave
Formal leave-taking
- valeLow ground between hills
- partingAct of leaving another
- sweet sorrowPain that carries affection
- poeticOf or like verse
romantic · epistolary · letter · missive · swan song · final chapter · curtain call · denouement
Cessation of life
- finalityState of conclusive completion
- eternalLasting without end
- lastFinal in sequence
- foreverFor all time
never again · closure · end · loss · grief · mourning · requiem · elegy
Leaving the workforce permanently
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- funeralService honoring the dead
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- eulogyTribute for the dead
tribute · toast · speech · reception · gathering · celebration · roast · testimonial
goodbye
Departing salutation
leave-taking · valediction · parting · au revoir · ciao · sayonara · bon voyage · godspeed · wave · embrace
adieu
Formal leave-taking
- valeLow ground between hills
- partingAct of leaving another
- sweet sorrowPain that carries affection
poetic · romantic · epistolary · letter · missive · swan song · final chapter · curtain call · denouement · epilogue
death
Cessation of life
forever · never again · closure · end · loss · grief · mourning · requiem · elegy · passing
retirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- funeralService honoring the dead
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
eulogy · tribute · toast · speech · reception · gathering · celebration · roast · testimonial · gold watch
Farewellreunion
Gathering after separation
homecoming · arrival · return · meeting · rendezvous
Farewellsee you later
Informal farewell phrase
until we meet again · auf Wiedersehen · be right back · catch you later · so long
- farewell partyGathering for someone leaving
- farewell noteMessage left when departing
- farewell speechFormal goodbye address
- farewell tourFinal performance series before retirement
- farewell dinnerMeal honoring someone leaving
- final farewellConclusive leave-taking