🙏Salutation

Meaning

a greeting; an expression of goodwill

A gesture or utterance of greeting, goodwill, or courtesy.

Example Sentences

The letter began with a formal salutation.

He raised his hat as a polite salutation.

Synonyms

greeting, welcome, address, hail, acknowledgment, salute

Entry 1

greeting, welcome, address, hail

Entry 2

greeting, welcome, acknowledgment, salute

Antonyms

farewell, goodbye, dismissal

Entry 1

farewell, goodbye, dismissal

Entry 2

farewell, goodbye

Collocations

formal salutation, opening salutation, respectful salutation, polite salutation, written salutation, warm salutation

Entry 1

formal salutation, opening salutation, respectful salutation

Entry 2

formal salutation, polite salutation, written salutation, warm salutation