say goodbye
Take one's leave
To say goodbye is to take leave of someone, either with the word "goodbye" or any parting gesture: We said goodbye at the airport.
The phrase extends to ending relationships or relinquishing things: You can say goodbye to your deposit.
It may also mark a final farewell to someone dying or dead.
Leave-taking expression
- partingAct of leaving another
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
- sendoffFarewell event or gesture
- departureAct of going away
separation · bon voyage · swan song · last hurrah · curtain call · send-off · fare-thee-well · partings
State of conclusive completion
- endingFinal portion of something
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- completionAct of finishing
last words · wrap-up · sign-off · culmination · final chapter · letting go · moving on · closing chapter
Romantic relationship's termination
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- splitSeparation into parts
parting ways · walking away · moving on · detachment · cutting ties · last kiss · drifting apart · growing apart
Intense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- deathCessation of life
- funeralService honoring the dead
memorial · eulogy · passing · condolences · loss · remembrance · tribute · wake
farewell
Leave-taking expression
- partingAct of leaving another
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
- sendoffFarewell event or gesture
departure · separation · bon voyage · swan song · last hurrah · curtain call · send-off · fare-thee-well · partings · exit
finality
State of conclusive completion
- endingFinal portion of something
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
completion · last words · wrap-up · sign-off · culmination · final chapter · letting go · moving on · closing chapter · bittersweet
breakup
Romantic relationship's termination
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
split · parting ways · walking away · moving on · detachment · cutting ties · last kiss · drifting apart · growing apart · irreconcilable
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- deathCessation of life
funeral · memorial · eulogy · passing · condolences · loss · remembrance · tribute · wake · obituary
say goodbyestay
Remain in position
remain · stick around · linger · hang around · settle in
say goodbyemeet
Come into contact
reunite · come together · encounter · rendezvous · get to know
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