parting
1 of 2noun
part·ing ˈpär-tiŋ 
: a place or point where a division or separation occurs
parting
2 of 2adjective
: given, taken, or done at parting
a parting kiss
Synonyms
Noun
- farewell
- leave-taking
- separation
Adjective
- farewell
- valedictory
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Example Sentences
Noun I feared the morning, for I knew that our parting would be difficult. On parting, he took my hand and promised to return. “Good-night, good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow…” 
Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet the parting of the Red Sea Adjective His parting words to me were “Be patient.” As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens. See More
Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet the parting of the Red Sea Adjective His parting words to me were “Be patient.” As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens. See More Recent Examples on the Web Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 The parting of Baker Mayfield certainly has stirred emotions that can now be fully revealed on the field of play. Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 These details could appeal to a seller parting with a special part of their family's legacy. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022 But another source with knowledge of the situation describes the parting as more of a collective recognition that LaBeouf’s style of acting wasn’t a good fit for Wilde’s approach as a director. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 Aug. 2022 Despite the parting of ways, Valerie noted that there was always love between them. Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 6 Aug. 2022 In their parting request to the funeral attendees, the Shahnavaz family asked the crowd to never forget Noah, a brother, a son and a grandson. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2022 Chad & Jeremy reunited from 1983 to 1987 before an amicable parting. Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020 The statement seemed to describe an amicable parting of ways after a fruitful, if somewhat brief, collaboration. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2022 See More
Noun
The co-founder and former owner and publisher of Rolling Stone — and still its public face even after a noisy parting of ways —takes stock of his magazine’s place in history and drops a lot of names that are admittedly worth dropping (Bruce! Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 The parting of Baker Mayfield certainly has stirred emotions that can now be fully revealed on the field of play. Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 These details could appeal to a seller parting with a special part of their family's legacy. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022 But another source with knowledge of the situation describes the parting as more of a collective recognition that LaBeouf’s style of acting wasn’t a good fit for Wilde’s approach as a director. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 Aug. 2022 Despite the parting of ways, Valerie noted that there was always love between them. Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 6 Aug. 2022 In their parting request to the funeral attendees, the Shahnavaz family asked the crowd to never forget Noah, a brother, a son and a grandson. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2022 Chad & Jeremy reunited from 1983 to 1987 before an amicable parting. Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020 The statement seemed to describe an amicable parting of ways after a fruitful, if somewhat brief, collaboration. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1562, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing parting
Kids Definition
parting
noun
part·ing ˈpär-tiŋ
: an act of leaving someone
Our parting was a sad occasion.
parting 1 of 3
adjective
as in farewell
given, taken, or performed at parting she gave him a parting gift to remember her by Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- farewell
- closing
- leaving
- valedictory
- final
- departing
- concluding
- last
- ultimate
parting
2 of 3noun
1
as in leaving
the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions although their parting was sad, they knew they would see each other again Synonyms & Similar Words
- farewell
- leaving
- departure
- separation
- flight
- leave-taking
- exiting
- exodus
- going
- quitting
- exit
- withdrawal
- running away
- forsaking
- egress
- abandonment
- desertion
- decamping
- decampment
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reunion
- arrival
- joining
- greeting
- meeting
- welcome
- gathering
- salutation
2
as in departure
the act of leaving a place everyone waved goodbye at his parting Synonyms & Similar Words
- departure
- departing
- exiting
- going
- exodus
- quitting
- leave
- farewell
- withdrawal
- evacuation
- walking out
- flight
- retirement
- leave-taking
- exit
- decamping
- lighting out
- emigration
- decampment
- outgo
- running away
- forsaking
- embarkation
- retreat
- relinquishment
- diaspora
- abandonment
- disembarkation
- egress
- embarkment
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- arrival
- appearance
- advent
- approach
- coming
- entrance
- ingress
parting
3 of 3verb
1
as in separating
to go or move in different directions from a central point after traveling together for three weeks, we parted at Rome Synonyms & Similar Words
- separating
- diverging
- dividing
- forking
- retreating
- scattering
- spreading
- dispersing
- disbanding
- dispelling
- distancing
- distributing
- dissipating
- receding
- branching (out)
- broadcasting
- sowing
- clearing out
- bestrewing
- breaking up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- joining
- meeting
- assembling
- converging
- gathering
2
as in departing
to leave a place often for another parted with great ceremony but with little preparation for the dangers that lay ahead Synonyms & Similar Words
- departing
- exiting
- moving
- getting
- going
- fleeing
- escaping
- starting
- quitting
- bailing
- evacuating
- withdrawing
- flying
- retiring
- running along
- pulling out
- getting off
- cutting out
- walking out
- retreating
- taking off
- going off
- clearing out
- digging out
- pushing off
- booking
- peeling off
- pushing on
- scarpering
- bailing out
- emigrating
- bugging out
- clearing off
- beating it
- skipping
- taking a hike
- abandoning
- buggering off
- taking a powder
- removing
- vamoosing
- taking a walk
- deserting
- bugging off
- pulling stakes
- setting out
- pulling up stakes
- stepping (along)
- sallying (forth)
- hitting the road
- packing (up or off)
- striking out
- shoving (off)
- buzzing (off)
- forsaking
- running away
- getting out
- vacating
- decamping
- piking (out or off)
- going out
- absconding
- stepping out
- scramming
- lighting out
- scatting
- mizzling
- adjourning
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- coming
- arriving
- remaining
- closing
- approaching
- staying
- settling
- turning up
- nearing
- abiding
- reaching
- dwelling
- lodging
- tarrying
- showing up
- hitting
- landing
3
as in splitting
to set or force apart parted the prongs with pliers Synonyms & Similar Words
- separating
- splitting
- dividing
- severing
- disconnecting
- sundering
- pulling
- resolving
- divorcing
- dissociating
- detaching
- disjoining
- disassociating
- isolating
- disjointing
- ramifying
- uncoupling
- disuniting
- cleaving
- dissecting
- unlinking
- dissevering
- decoupling
- dissolving
- tearing
- decomposing
- unyoking
- subdividing
- ripping
- breaking up
- fragmenting
- disintegrating
- breaking
- rending
- disassembling
- bisecting
- bifurcating
- breaking down
- halving
- fragmentating
- quartering
- partitioning
- segmenting
- fractionating
- trisecting
- fracturing
- insulating
- riving
- unraveling
- untying
- segregating
- dichotomizing
- fractionalizing
- cutting off
- disentangling
- rupturing
- sequestering
- secluding
- rifting
- disengaging
- fragmentizing
- untieing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- joining
- linking
- mixing
- combining
- uniting
- mingling
- connecting
- assembling
- blending
- closing
- coupling
- unifying
- associating
- attaching
- sticking
- binding
- accumulating
- cementing
- welding
- fastening
- fusing
- knitting
- agglutinating
4
as in dying
to stop living before I part, I hope I have the opportunity to say my good-byes Synonyms & Similar Words
- dying
- departing
- perishing
- falling
- ending
- exiting
- expiring
- succumbing
- disappearing
- demising
- going
- deceasing
- passing away
- fading
- checking out
- stepping out
- popping off
- buying it
- dropping
- croaking
- kicking off
- pegging out
- kicking in
- snuffing it
- flatlining
- buying the farm
- passing (on)
- giving up the ghost
- kicking the bucket
- biting the dust
- predeceasing
- failing
- consuming
- conking (out)
- drying up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- living
- breathing
- lingering
- reviving
- existing
- being
- subsisting
- coming to
- prospering
- flourishing
- thriving
Phrases Containing parting
- glossopetrae
- Glossophaga
- glossophagine
- glossopharyngeal nerve
- glossopharyngeals
- glossophobe
- glossophobes
- glossophobia
- glossophobic
- glossophobics
- Glossophora
- glossopode
- glossopodia
- glossopodium
- glossopodiums
- glossopsittae
- glossopsittas
- glossopteris
- glossopyrosis
- Glossotherium
- glossy
- glossy ibis
- glost
- glost fire
- glost firing