egression

Act of leaving

Egression is the act of going out or exiting—the opposite of ingression.

The word is rare and formal, appearing mainly in technical or scientific contexts: egression of fluid from the chamber.

Most speakers would simply say exit or departure.

emergence

emergence

Coming into existence

outflow · discharge · extrusion · outpouring · effluence · seepage · expulsion · projection · protrusion · bursting forth

departure

leaving

Act of going away

migration · emigration · transit · relocation · embarkation · boarding · takeoff · journey · voyage · expedition

withdrawal

retreat

Sanctuary or withdrawal

disengagement · recession · stepping back · pulling back · vacating · abandonment · relinquishment · defection · removal · extraction

escape

flight

Aerial journey by aircraft

getaway · bolt · absconding · extrication · liberation · disentanglement · slipping away · eluding · evading · skedaddle

Opposites
direction of movement

egressioningression

Act of going in

entrance · entry · ingress · entering · coming in

Family

regression, regressive, regressions, egressing

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