departed

No longer here

Departed means gone or left.

As an adjective, it describes someone or something that has gone away: the departed guests, our departed glory days.

Most often, departed is a euphemism for dead: our departed friend, prayers for the departed.

The departed refers collectively to those who have died.

As a verb form, departed is the past tense of depart: The train departed at noon.

deceased

dead

No longer alive

late · lost · fallen · perished · lifeless · funeral · obituary · eulogy · cemetery · grave

absent

gone

No longer present

  • awayNot in this location
  • missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
  • leftDeparted or portside

vacated · empty · unavailable · elsewhere · vanished · disappeared · withdrawn · forsaken · abandoned · deserted

journey

left

Departed or portside

set out · sailed · took flight · headed out · bound for · en route · outbound · underway · started · launched

bygone

past

Time already gone

old · forgotten · ended · over · finished · concluded · historical · extinct · obsolete · antiquated

farewell

goodbye

Departing salutation

adieu · bon voyage · valediction · separation · last words · waving · blessing

Categories
Opposites
physical movement/location

departedarrived

Reached one's destination

approached · came · returned · entered · appeared

life status

departedliving

Currently having breath

alive · live · extant · existing · breathing

presence/absence

departedarrived

Reached one's destination

present · remaining · stayed · staying · here

Phrases
Family

depart, departure, departing, departs, predeparture

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G