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RETURNING Antonyms

9 antonyms for returning. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For RETURNING

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
advancing

verb, adverb, adjective

v, adv, adj

adjective satellite

• moving forward

coming

verb, adverb, adjective

v, adv, adj

noun

• the act of drawing spatially closer to something

• arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

• the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

• the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

adjective satellite

• of the relatively near future

departing

verb, adjective

v, adj

adjective satellite

• that is going out or leaving

going

verb, adverb, adjective

v, adv, adj

noun

• the act of departing

• euphemistic expressions for death

• advancing toward a goal

adjective satellite

• in full operation

leaving

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the act of departing

proceeding

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

arriving

verb, adjective

v, adj

verb

• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

• succeed in a big way; get to the top

progressing

adjective

adj

noun

• gradual improvement or growth or development

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• a movement forward

verb

• develop in a positive way

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• form or accumulate steadily

staying

verb, adverb, adjective

v, adv, adj

noun

• continuing or remaining in a place or state

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

verb

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• stay put (in a certain place)

• dwell

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• remain behind

• stop or halt

• stay behind

• hang on during a trial of endurance

• stop a judicial process

• fasten with stays

• overcome or allay

Alternatives for ADVANCING

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Phrases (19)

Alternatives for COMING

Words (14)
Phrases (7)

Alternatives for DEPARTING

Words (11)
Phrases (8)

Alternatives for GOING

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Phrases (23)
Abbreviations (2)

Alternatives for LEAVING

Words (16)
Phrases (11)

Alternatives for PROCEEDING

Words (17)
Phrases (4)

Alternatives for ARRIVING

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Phrases (3)

Alternatives for PROGRESSING

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Phrases (11)