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Synonyms of arrival

6 similar words · 3 opposite words

Another word for arrival is incoming. Other synonyms of arrival are advent. The opposite of arrival is departure.

Synonyms and similar words for arrival

nounThe act of arriving (reaching a certain place).

  • incomingThe act of coming in; arrival.

nounThe fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.

nounThe attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort.

  • adventArrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears; the time when it is approaching.
  • introduction

nounA person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.

  • arrivantA person who is arriving or has just arrived.
  • arriverOne who arrives; usually, one who arrives in a specified way.

Opposite of arrival

nounMore antonyms

Meaning of arrival

  1. noun The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
  2. noun The fact of reaching a particular point in time.
  3. noun The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.

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Questions about synonyms of arrival

What is another word for arrival?
Arrival has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as incoming and advent.
What is the opposite of arrival?
The opposite of arrival is departure.
What does arrival mean?
Arrival means the act of arriving (reaching a certain place).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: arrival (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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