Synonyms for hegira

Most common

flight · departure · exodus

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.

Related words

Other spellings

hejira

Forms

Plural

hegiras → exoduses, flights, departures…

Example sentences

• flight The flight was cancelled because of the thick fog.
• departure He suggested that we should put off our departure.
• exodus There was a mass exodus of Malian Tuaregs to Algeria.

Popularity over time

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

By length

6 letters

flight¹, exodus³

9 letters

departure³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exodus³ = 3 syllables).