DEPARTS Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

departs

verb

present tense third-person singular of depart

as in exits

to leave a place often for another I'll sing one more song before I depart

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as in dies

to stop living a special tribute for those members of the motion picture academy who have departed over the past year

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Recent Examples of departs The trail departs from Scorpion Harbor on Santa Cruz Island and climbs about 800 feet in total, providing panoramic vistas of the Pacific along the way. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026 Still, United might supplement that area of the team if Zirkzee departs. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Flooding, mudslides and hazardous surf remain concerns even as the storm departs. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 Most striking is the island, whose sculptural marble departs from a simple rectangle with a dramatic, faceted cutaway. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2026 Reid-Brown, 20, departs Orlando after spending the last six years within the club’s development pathway. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 The first journey departs on October 22, 2026, and fares start at $23,000. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026 The new Montezooma coaster train departs from a rethemed station that has been reimagined as an architectural cousin of the Mayan stone temple housing the Jaguar coaster next door. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026 Book a flight that departs earlier in the day, when delays haven't had time to pile up. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

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Verb

Good Good Golf apologizes for the ‘worst ad known to man’ and exits being a PGA Tour event sponsor.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
The new data from Zeki suggests the public exits are part of a broader reversal.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of exits

Verb

After the child dies, their shares revert to their surviving siblings while the grandchildren receive cash from the life insurance payout.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
College grad dies hours after X2 Christopher Hawley, a 22-year-old recent college graduate, rode X2 in June of 2022 with his cousin and brother.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of dies

Verb

Areas farther east could see greater impacts if the center moves toward the Sabine Pass area, as some forecast guidance currently suggests.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
In training camp, Steward worked at nickel and at safety, but the personnel moves around the secondary have factored him out.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of moves

Verb

The company says its reactor’s electrical output falls within the range of a high-performance vehicle drivetrain.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
If Colorado’s 2027 first-round pick is not transferred to the Toronto Maple Leafs or if its 2028 first-round pick falls within the top 10, Nashville instead gets Colorado’s 2029 first-round pick.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of falls

Verb

Driving Experience The windscreen is brief to say the least, but airflow goes right over your head.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The movie goes big on the ‘80s tropes for laughs, including over-the-top costumes and era-specific references, but the love story at its heart is timeless.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of goes

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In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.

— Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025

Definition of perishes

Verb

Some recalls, Eskin said, are made after companies’ routine testing catches a pathogen before anyone gets sick, while others involve outbreaks that are already underway and vary widely in size and severity.

— Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
All cabins come with a firepit equipped with a grill grate and a picnic table, while upgrading to an outdoor suite gets you a tarp for shade lined with string lights and an extremely comfortable hammock.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gets

Verb

Vhagar dies in the crash and Caraxes succumbs to his injuries a few days after crawling out and into the bowls of Harrenhal.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
When Mina’s closest friend Lucy succumbs to his thrall, the enigmatic Professor Van Helsing is summoned to wage war on this unfathomable threat.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 July 2026