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adios

adios

34 7.2
A word people use to say goodbye
  • noun
  • /ɑˈdiːoʊs/
  • Informal
: adiós
  • Adios, adios, dear friends, today was a great day.
  • say adios
  • goodbye, adios
  • bye, adios

And he'll say adios because he's bilingual.

Examples

  • Adios, amigos.

  • Adios, Alex.

  • I said, "Adios," and realized that I would need to ask Helen to give me a ride again.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • "Adios, Miss Jean," I said, releasing her and standing aside so she could speed away.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Sorry to say, but then it is Adios, Arrivederci.

    Blog text (24)
  • After reading your dissertation, I fully expected you to 'pull the plug' at the end and say Adios.

    Blog text (29)
  • 'Adios amigos' is what will happen to many Democrats and a few Republicans in November.

    Blog text (20)
  • After Monday, it's adios.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Adios, kid.

  • Adios, adios, dear friends, today was a great day.

Synonyms

see ya
vsadios
  • Texting
∞ 8.4

A friendly way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again

is the straight parting remark without implying future meeting
goodbye
vsadios
∞ 1.0

Words people say when they leave each other

is a simple parting remark without stressing good wishes
bye
vsadios
  • Informal
306 1.0

A short word or action people use when they leave each other

is the full parting remark rather than just a brief token
bye-bye
vsadios
  • Informal
279 1.1

A friendly informal way to say goodbye when leaving

is the plain single-word parting remark rather than a repeated form
farewell
vsadios
199 1.9

A speech or action that says goodbye and wishes someone well

is the brief parting remark without necessarily adding good wishes
good day
vsadios
  • Formal
131 1.0

A polite or formal way to say goodbye when parting

is the plain parting remark rather than a formal phrase
so long
vsadios
  • Informal
77 6.3

A casual word for goodbye used when leaving someone

is the simple everyday parting remark rather than a casual idiom
good-bye
vsadios
59 1.0

Words or actions people use when they leave

is the remark form rather than the physical act of leaving
good-by
vsadios
50 4.4

Words or actions people use when they leave each other

is the general spoken parting remark rather than the specific instance
ciao
vsadios
  • Informal
47 8.5

A casual way to say hello or goodbye in Italy

is used only as a parting remark rather than a greeting
sayonara
vsadios
31 8.6

A goodbye used when someone leaves for a long time

is a normal parting remark without strong finality
adieu
vsadios
  • Literature
24 9.3

A final goodbye you say when leaving for a long time

is the ordinary parting remark rather than implying permanence
au revoir
vsadios
22 8.5

A polite way to say goodbye when you expect to see someone again

is the basic parting remark without implying temporary return
cheerio
vsadios
  • UK
17 8.9

A friendly way to say goodbye

is the ordinary parting remark without the extra friendliness
arrivederci
vsadios
11 9.8

A friendly way to say goodbye

is the common spoken parting remark rather than a foreign exclamation
goodby
vsadios
  • Archaic
1 3.0

A short phrase people say when they leave each other

is the broader parting remark rather than one single expression
1 4.6

A short spoken or written message saying goodbye and good wishes

is the ordinary spoken parting remark rather than a written message
auf wiedersehen
vsadios
9.8

A German phrase people use to say goodbye

is the simple parting remark rather than a foreign-language phrase
chao
vsadios
  • Philippine
8.6

A casual way to say goodbye to someone

is the general parting remark rather than the casual form
ta ta
vsadios
  • UK
8.7

A casual way to say goodbye to someone

is the neutral parting remark rather than a colloquial token
pip pip
vsadios
  • Archaic
9.9

A friendly old-fashioned British way to say goodbye

is the standard modern parting remark rather than an archaic token

Antonyms

583 1.0

Greet someone in a friendly way when they arrive

9 1.0

A short greeting you say when you meet someone or answer the phone

How Final

adieu
  • Literature
24 9.3
farewell
199 1.9
adios
  • Informal
34 7.2
goodbye
∞ 1.0
bye
  • Informal
306 1.0
see you later
  • Informal
95 1.0

Surface Forms

adios singular
adioses plural

Etymology

Adios comes from the Spanish phrase a Dios, which means 'to God' and was a way to leave someone in God's care, so adios became a short, polite way to say 'goodbye'.