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Synonyms for bye

  • noun
  • interjection

Most common

good-bye adieu adios sayonara

All synonyms

Noun

1. Good-bye

good-bye, good-by, bye-bye informal, adios, sayonara, adieu, cheerio, arrivederci

Other

pass

Interjection

au revoir, cheers, ta-ta, tara

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.

    Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.

  2. interj. 1

    Goodbye.

Related words

Word family
bye-bye
Phrases
tatty bye

Forms

Plural
byes → good-byes, good-bys, bye-byes, adioses…

Example sentences

  • adieu With a shrug and some sorrow, Europeans bid 'Adieu' to EU member Britain.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
byerising
adieurising
adiosrising
sayonararising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
pass1, tara2
5 letters
adieu2, adios3
6 letters
cheers1
7 letters
cheerio3
8 letters
sayonara
11 letters
arrivederci

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tara2 = 2 syllables).