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Synonyms for farewell
ˌfɛərˈwɛlfarewell

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.7 / 3 votes

  1. farewell

    Good-by is the homely and hearty, farewell the formal English word at parting. Adieu, from the French, is still more ceremonious than farewell; congé, also from the French, is commonly contemptuous or supercilious, and equivalent to dismissal. Valediction is a learned word never in popular use. A valedictory is a public farewell to a company or assembly.

    Synonyms:
    adieu, congé, good-by, leave-taking, parting salutation, valediction, valedictory

    Preposition:
    I bade farewell to my comrades, or (without preposition) I bade my comrades farewell; I took a sad farewell of my friends.

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. farewell, word of farewellnoun

    an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

    Synonyms:
    parting, leave-taking, leave, word of farewell

  2. farewell, leave, leave-taking, partingnoun

    the act of departing politely

    "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

    Synonyms:
    parting, leave-taking, leave, word of farewell, part, leave of absence

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. farewellad. or interj.

    Synonyms:
    adieu, good-by

  2. farewellnoun

    Synonyms:
    adieu, valediction, leave-taking

  3. farewellnoun

    Synonyms:
    leave

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. farewelladjective

    Synonyms:
    parting, valedictory, final

  2. farewellnoun

    Synonyms:
    adieu, leave-taking, good-bye, valediction, congé, valedictory

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#207part
#1129leave
#8526bye
#10323goodbye
#13793farewell
#26833parting
#48683adios
#55932adieu
#142922valedictory

How to use farewell in a sentence?

  1. Aloo Denish Obiero:

    Farewell old year, welcome new year; lessons learned, new possibilities.

  2. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards:

    If you are a student attending one of these universities, it means that you will receive a grade of incomplete, many students will not be able to graduate, you can say farewell to college football next fall.

  3. Wajid Fazal:

    About 40 Hindu brothers were at my house until we bid farewell to my niece in the night, i will never forget this favor.

  4. Joe Biden:

    He understood that we're part of something bigger than ourselves... in that compromise isn't a dirty word. It's the cornerstone of democracy. Consensus is required in a democracy to get anything done, joe Biden're bidding this great American farewell, but Joe Biden know, as long as Joe Biden keep his spirit alive, as long as Joe Biden see each other not as enemies but as neighbors and colleagues, as long as Joe Biden remember that Joe Biden're here not to tear down but to build up -- as long as Joe Biden remember that -- then Taps will never sound for Bob Dole. For Bob will be with Joe Biden always.

  5. J. R. R. Tolkien:

    Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.


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