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Synonyms for good-by

8 synonyms

noun

Most common

bye good-bye adieu adios

All synonyms

Noun

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

Forms

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

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Good-By or Farewell?

Good-by is the homely and hearty, farewell the formal English word at parting.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

bye This is the park where we said our last good-bye.
adieu With a shrug and some sorrow, Europeans bid 'Adieu' to EU member Britain.

By length

3 letters: bye¹
5 letters: adieu², adios³
7 letters: cheerio³
8 letters: sayonara
11 letters: arrivederci

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (adieu² = 2 syllables).