Daily Almanac for
Dec 1, 2009
Search White Pages
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips

Synonyms for departed

Noun

1. dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
usage: someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"

Verb

1. go, go away, depart, exit, go out, get out, leave
usage: move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
2. deviate, vary, diverge, depart, differ
usage: be at variance with; be out of line with
3. depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off, leave, go forth, go away
usage: leave; "The family took off for Florida"
4. depart, take leave, quit, leave, go forth, go away
usage: go away or leave
5. leave, depart, pull up stakes, change
usage: remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
6. sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle, deviate, divert
usage: wander from a direct or straight course

Adjective

1. away(predicate), gone(predicate), departed(prenominal), absent (vs. present)
usage: not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"
2. bygone, bypast, departed, foregone, gone, past (vs. present) (vs. future)
usage: well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"
3. asleep(predicate), at peace(predicate), at rest(predicate), deceased, departed, gone, dead (vs. alive)
usage: dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"
WordNet 2.0 Copyright © 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

See also: departed (Dictionary)

 

Related Content

Synonyms Index