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RETURNING Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word returning. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For RETURNING

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advancing
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective satellite

• moving forward

coming
verb, adverb, adjectivev, 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, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• that is going out or leaving

going
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
noun

• the act of departing

• euphemistic expressions for death

• advancing toward a goal

adjective satellite

• in full operation

leaving
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of departing

proceeding
verb, nounv, n
noun

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

arriving
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

• succeed in a big way; get to the top

progressing
adjectiveadj
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, adjectivev, 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

Alternatives for COMING

Alternatives for DEPARTING

Alternatives for GOING

Alternatives for LEAVING

Alternatives for PROCEEDING

Alternatives for ARRIVING

Alternatives for PROGRESSING

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