The end, so long good bye!
Source: tatoeba (56045)
Bye
/baɪ/
Synonyms for "bye" (25 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (5)
Noun(4 words)
Interjection(1 words)
adiós
Strong matches (8)
Related words (12)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: adieu, adios, adiós, arrivederci, au revoir.
- Sentence evidence is available for bye, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "bye".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "bye"
Keep "bye" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "bye" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "bye", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "bye" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entriesadvancementconcedingconcessionexclamationexemptionexpressionfarewellparting expressionword of farewellyielding
More specific
6 entriesautomatic advancementfarewell phraseparting wordsee yaseed advantageso long
Collocations
12 entriesautomatic advancementbye weekfarewell expressionfarewell phrasegoodbye gesturegoodbye waveparting wordparting wordsshort farewellsign-off phrasesports byewalkover
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
157 translations across 60 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- paçim intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Arabic
4 entries- إِلَى اللِّقَاء intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- باي intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- سَلَام intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- سَلَام intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Armenian
1 entries- բարով intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Assamese
2 entries- আহোঁ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- যাওঁ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- xudafiz intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Bambara
1 entries- a k'an be intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Bengali
2 entries- আল্লাহ হাফেজ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- খোদা হাফেজ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ча́о intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Catalan
1 entries- adeu intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Chinese
4 entries- 再會 /再会 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- 拜拜 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- 欲去囉 /欲去啰 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- 欲行囉 /欲行啰 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 再見 /再见 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- 拜拜 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 88 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- 再會 /再会 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- 再見 /再见 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- 回見 /回见 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Chukchi
2 entries- аʼтав intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- виин intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Czech
2 entries- ahoj intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- čau intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Dutch
4 entries- adieu intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- aju intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- ajuus intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- ciao intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Esperanto
1 entries- ĝis intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Estonian
1 entries- tsau intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Faroese
2 entries- adjø intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- bei intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Finnish
4 entries- hei intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- hei hei intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- heippa intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- moi moi intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
French
1 entries- salut intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Galician
3 entries- abur intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- aburiño intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- adeus intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Georgian
1 entries- ნახვამდის intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
German
3 entries- tschau intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- tschö intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- tschüss intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Gheg Albanian
1 entries- tung intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Greek
2 entries- αντίο intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- γεια intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Hebrew
1 entries- ביי intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Hindi
2 entries- अलविदा intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- विदा intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Hungarian
3 entries- pá intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- szia intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- viszlát intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Icelandic
3 entries- bless bless intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- bæ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- bæjó intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Ido
2 entries- chao intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- til intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Igbo
1 entries- ngwānụ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Indonesian
1 entries- sampai intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Japanese
4 entries- さようなら intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- じゃ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- じゃ、また intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- では intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Khmer
1 entries- លាហើយ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Korean
4 entries- 빠이빠이 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- 안녕 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- 잘 가 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- 잘 있어 intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Lao
2 entries- ສະບາຍດີ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- ໄປກ່ອນ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Latin
1 entries- valē intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Latvian
3 entries- atā intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- sveiks intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- uz redzēšanos intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Lithuanian
1 entries- iki intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Malay
1 entries- bai intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Maltese
1 entries- ċaw intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Mongolian
1 entries- пока intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Nepali
1 entries- अलविदा intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Norwegian
3 entries- adjø intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- farvel intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- ha det bra intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Polish
3 entries- na razie intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- pa intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- pa pa intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Portuguese
4 entries- adeus intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- até breve intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- até logo intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- até mais intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Romanian
1 entries- pa intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Russian
4 entries- бай-ба́й intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- пока́ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- уви́димся intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- ча́о intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Sinhalese
1 entries- ආයුබෝ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Slovak
2 entries- ahoj intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- čau intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Slovene
2 entries- adíjo intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- čáo intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Spanish
4 entries- abur intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- adiós intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- agur intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- bay intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Swedish
4 entries- adjö intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- farväl intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- hej då intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- hej ha det bra intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Thai
1 entries- บาย intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Tibetan
2 entries- ག་ལེ་ཕེབས intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- ག་ལེ་ཞུགས intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Turkish
1 entries- güle güle intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Urdu
4 entries- اللہ حافظ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- الوداع intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- خُدا حافِظ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- فی امان اللہ intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Vietnamese
4 entries- bai intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- bái bai intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- chào intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
- chào nha intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Volapük
1 entries- adyö intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
White Hmong
1 entries- mus zoo intj (short for goodbye — see also goodbye)
Sample sentences
34 total sentences available.
He departed without so much as saying good bye.
Source: tatoeba (290043)
She walked away without saying good bye.
Source: tatoeba (316900)
"Bye, see you tomorrow." "Oh, what's this? Leaving on the dot again?"
Source: tatoeba (328366)
Showing 4 of 34 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "bye"?
Closest matches include adieu, adios, adiós, arrivederci, au revoir.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "bye"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.