Synonyms and antonyms of Goodbyes and to say goodbye in British Thesaurus

bid someone goodbye/good evening etc ()

to say goodbye/good evening etc to someone

farewell (noun)

old-fashioned a goodbye to someone

farewell (adjective)

done in order to celebrate the fact that someone is leaving a place or job

goodbye (noun)

any word or phrase that you say when you leave someone or when someone leaves you

leave-taking (noun)

formal a situation in which you say goodbye to someone

say goodbye (to someone) ()

to use a word or phrase such as ‘goodbye’ or ‘see you’ when you leave someone or when someone leaves you

see off ()

to go somewhere such as a station or airport with someone in order to say goodbye to them

see yourself out ()

to go with someone to the door when they are leaving in order to say goodbye to them

take leave of someone ()

to say goodbye to someone

take your leave ()

to say goodbye

valediction (noun)

formal the act of saying goodbye

valediction (noun)

formal a statement or speech in which someone says goodbye

valedictory (adjective)

formal relating to saying goodbye, especially on a formal occasion