out of sight

1 of 2

phrase

1

: beyond comparison

2

: beyond all expectation or reason

3

—used as a generalized expression of approval

out-of-sight

2 of 2

adjective

ˌau̇-də-ˈsīt 

slang

: wonderful

Synonyms of out of sight

Adjective

• excellent
• beautiful
• prime
• wonderful
• terrific
• lovely
• superb
• great
• awesome
• fabulous
• stellar
• fantastic
• fine
• marvelous
• hot
• classic
• heavenly
• quality
• cool
• famous
• top
• neat
• top-shelf

Examples of out of sight in a Sentence

Adjective

the food at that restaurant is out-of-sight—but then so are the prices

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

These out-of-sight flights will only be allowed at an altitude of 400 feet or less. —Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

Organizations continue to wrestle with how to monitor out-of-sight employees’ performance. —Harvard Business Review, 12 Feb. 2025

Don’t make this an out-of-sight-out-of-mind thing. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025

Start by buffing a small, out-of-sight area with any cleaning solutions listed to make sure there are no reactions or damage. —Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024

For many of us, pasteurization is an out-of-sight, out-of-mind process that’s easy to take for granted or even forget about. —Sarah Garone, Health, 6 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for out of sight

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite