Synonyms of shake out

shake out 1 of 2

verb

as in to prove

to come to be

after hearing about all the elaborate planning, I can't wait to see how that wedding shakes out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prove
• fall out
• evolve
• come out
• develop
• turn out
• emerge
• pan out
• unfold
• play out
• work out
• germinate

shakeout

2 of 2

noun

as in shake-up

Related Words

• shake-up
• shutdown
• closing
• downsizing
• boot
• firing
• sack
• pink slip
• bird
• layoff
• dismissal
• bum's rush
• heave-ho
• furlough
• ax
• discharge
• redundancy

Dissimilar Words

• reemployment
• recall
• callback
• rehiring
• rehire

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shake out

Verb

Both stocks spent the better part of this year trying to shake out anyone who wasn't paying attention to the right things. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Ship 40 and Booster 20, the Starship vehicles that will fly on Flight 13, will follow the same set of mission objectives to shake out the remainder of kinks in Starship V3. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 July 2026

Noun

After last week’s industrywide sell-off, the question is whether AI stocks broadly are heading for a long downturn or just needed a shakeout to get rid of excessive optimism. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

Duffy said that as a result of a low-cost carrier like Spirit shutting down, the industry will experience a shakeout where larger carriers that provide better offers and service take complete control. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 2 May 2026