Departure
Departure noun - The act of leaving a place.
Return
Return noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.
Departure is an antonym for return in topics: reappearance, summary, earnings, answer, coming again.
How words are described
| full | full departure | full return |
| notable | notable departure | notable return |
| brief | brief departure | brief return |
| original | original departure | original return |
| Other adjectives: initial, real, big, slight, shocking, quick, main, permanent, dramatic, temporary, official, inevitable, subsequent, impending, imminent, forced, latest, eventual, surprising, recent, previous, sudden, unexplained. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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After Bostaph's departure and the return of Hunting, they went seven years without a lineup shift until Dukes was booted and replaced with Zetro in 2014.
Source: Music / Exodus (band) -
He was only a part of the cast towards the end of the series so there wasn't a long time between his departure and return.
Source: The Bus Came Back -
Pontefract's destruction is caused by Cup's return instead of provoking his departure.
Source: Literature / Goat Dance
Cite this Source
Return and Departure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/departure/return
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Return or Departure. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/departure/return.
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