goodbye

UK /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ · US /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/

Etymology From earlier goodby, Godby, Godby'e, Godbwye, God b'w'y, God bwy yee, God buy you, God be wi' you, each a progressively shorter contraction of God be with ye or God be with you. Note the change of God to good by confusion with good morning, good night, etc. Modernly analysed as good + bye.

Synonyms

62 terms

adieu, farewell, bye, bye-bye, catch you later, mind how you go, ya, you, you in the funny papers, so long, ta-ta, tatty bye, toodle-oo, toodles, TTFN, ttyl, tara, buh-bye, cya, hasta la vista, later, laters, keep it real, peace, peace out, take it easy, catch you on the flip side, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, do svidanya, do svidaniya, sayonara, cheerio, cheers, cheery-bye, toodle-pip, also: Thesaurus:goodbye, aloha, auf Wiedersehen, badbye, BCNU, ciao, chur, good day, Godspeed, baby, have a nice day, hooroo, I have to love you and leave you, late, see ya, see you, see you after, see you in the funny papers, see you later, see you later alligator, shalom, smell ya later, smell you later, take care, tinkety-tonk

Antonyms

hello

Derived terms

golden goodbye, Irish goodbye, kiss goodbye, kiss one's ass goodbye, say goodbye, wave goodbye

Related terms

good riddance, you later, arrivederci, au revoir, good afternoon, good day, good eve, good evening, good morn, good morning, handshake, kiss, wave

Hypernyms

aloha, ciao

Hyponyms

good night, good morn, good morning, good afternoon, good midday, good eve, good evening

Holonyms

valediction