Decamp and Tarry

Opposite meaning words

Decamp verb - Leave suddenly.

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Tarry is an antonym for decamp.

Nearby Word: decamping

Tarry verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

Usage example: upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain

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Decamp is an antonym for tarry.

Nearby Words: tarred, tarried, tarrying

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Tarry and Decamp. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decamp/tarry

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