Leaving
Leaving noun - The act of departing.
Separation and leaving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Separation" instead a noun "Leaving".
Separation
Separation noun - The act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions.
Usage example: friends who dreaded the inevitable separation after graduation
Leaving and separation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Leaving" instead a noun "Separation".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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No Antagonist: The wedding costs a lot, and Stanley is having separation anxiety over his daughter leaving, but there's no bad guy.
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Separation is an obscure art film which remained unavailable for a long time after its initial (limited) theatrical run in 1968, leaving Procol Harum fans wondering what it was like.
Source: Just Here for Godzilla - Five years later, the Creator Couple of Moore and Kim Gordon separated, leaving the future of the band uncertain... And a couple of years after that, Gordon revealed in an interview that the separation was because of Moore having an affair.
Source: Harsher In Hindsight / Music
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Separation and Leaving. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/leaving/separation
Leaving & Separation. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/leaving/separation>.
Separation or Leaving. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/leaving/separation.
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