depart
Begin a journey
Depart means to leave or go away from a place: The train departs at noon, She departed for Paris yesterday.
It's more formal than leave.
To depart from something is to deviate from it: The film departs from the novel in several ways.
The departed refers to those who have died—a euphemism that frames death as a journey.
Departing salutation
- adieuFormal leave-taking
- valedictionFormal parting statement
- partingAct of leaving another
- send-offFarewell gathering or party
au revoir · sayonara · bon voyage · adios · ciao · shalom · cheerio · leavetaking
Way to leave
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- vacateLeave a place empty
- evacuateLeave due to danger
- decampDepart abruptly, often secretly
abscond · desert · abandon · forsake · disembark · escape · retreat · recede
Separate into directions
- strayWander from course
- digressStray from the topic
- veerChange course suddenly
- swerveAbrupt directional change
wander · drift · differ · vary · detour · deviate · divert · turn aside
Cease employment permanently
- step downVoluntarily leave power
- abdicateFormally renounce authority
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- quitCease doing something
withdraw · bow out · hand over · stand down
Euphemism for dying
demise · death · end · cross over · breathe one's last · meet one's maker · rest in peace · late
Board for travel
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- travelMovement between locations
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
trek · odyssey · tour · excursion · quest · sojourn · navigation · exploration
goodbye
Departing salutation
- adieuFormal leave-taking
- valedictionFormal parting statement
- partingAct of leaving another
send-off · au revoir · sayonara · bon voyage · adios · ciao · shalom · cheerio · leavetaking · swan song
exit
Way to leave
decamp · abscond · desert · abandon · forsake · disembark · escape · retreat · recede · disappear
diverge
Separate into directions
swerve · wander · drift · differ · vary · detour · deviate · divert · turn aside · go astray
retire
Cease employment permanently
- step downVoluntarily leave power
- abdicateFormally renounce authority
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
quit · withdraw · bow out · hand over · stand down
pass away
Euphemism for dying
passing · demise · death · end · cross over · breathe one's last · meet one's maker · rest in peace · late
embark
Board for travel
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- travelMovement between locations
pilgrimage · trek · odyssey · tour · excursion · quest · sojourn · navigation · exploration · itinerary
- departuresleave, exit, leaving, go, farewell
- escapeescape, flee, run away, get away, flight
- intransitivesarrive, come, die, disappear, emerge
- takeoffsliftoff, blastoff, blast off, vertical takeoff, launch
- separationsseparate, split, break up, parting, sever
- end of workdayclock out, knock off, wrap up, call it a day, pack up
- department storeLarge multi-section retail establishment
- police departmentOfficial law enforcement body
- fire departmentBlaze-fighting public service
- departure boardsScreens listing outbound flights
- sanitation departmentAgency handling public cleanliness
- health departmentGovernment body monitoring community wellness
department, departure, departed, departing, departs, predeparture, departure lounge