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1. Well in the past; former
   "relics of a departed era";
   - bygone, bypast, foregone, gone
    
2. Dead
   "our dear departed friend";
   - asleep, at peace, at rest, deceased, gone

1. Someone who is no longer alive
   "I wonder what the departed would have done";
   - dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent [US]

1. Move away from a place into another direction
   "The train departs at noon";
   - go, go away
    
2. Be at variance with; be out of line with
   - deviate, vary, diverge
    
3. Head for somewhere else
   "The family departed for Florida";
   - part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
    
4. Go away or leave
   - take leave, quit
    
5. Remove oneself from an association with or participation in
   "She wants to depart";
   - leave, pull up stakes
    
6. Wander from a direct or straight course
   - sidetrack, digress, straggle

Derived forms: departeds

See also: dead, past

Type of: change, deviate, differ, divert, exit, get out, go away, go forth, go out, individual, leave, mortal, off [informal], person, somebody, someone, soul

Antonym: conform, stay

Part of: dead

Encyclopedia: Departed