Synonyms of bailing out

bailing out

verb

present participle of bail out

1

as in exiting

to leave a place often for another

if the meeting seems like it will never end, find an excuse to bail out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exiting
• moving
• departing
• running along
• walking out
• peeling off
• pulling out
• packing (up or off)
• going
• pushing on
• digging out
• stepping (along)
• buzzing (off)
• pushing off
• cutting out
• getting
• getting off
• clearing out
• shoving (off)
• going off
• bugging out
• taking off
• sallying (forth)
• beating it
• clearing off
• buggering off
• starting
• evacuating
• hitting the road
• taking a powder
• escaping
• fleeing
• bugging off
• taking a hike
• piking (out or off)
• bailing
• pulling stakes
• parting
• flying
• striking out
• quitting
• setting out
• booking
• running away
• vamoosing
• withdrawing
• getting out
• retiring
• going out
• stepping out
• scarpering
• retreating
• emigrating
• skipping
• lighting out
• mizzling
• abandoning
• removing
• absconding
• deserting
• vacating
• forsaking
• scramming
• decamping
• scatting
• adjourning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming
• showing up
• arriving
• remaining
• turning up
• staying
• settling
• lodging
• approaching
• dwelling
• closing
• abiding
• nearing
• reaching
• hitting
• tarrying
• landing

2

as in rescuing

to remove from danger or harm

the government bailed out the savings and loan industry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rescuing
• saving
• bringing off
• delivering
• salvaging
• recovering
• releasing
• liberating
• emancipating
• freeing
• extricating
• disentangling
• manumitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gambling (with)
• endangering
• compromising
• risking
• jeopardizing
• venturing
• imperiling
• periling
• hazarding
• adventuring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bailing out

The suspect driver continued speeding along surface streets at up to 80 mph, with one passenger bailing out before the driver took off again. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Las Vegas Night Bail Bondsmen, celebrating the industry of bailing out frat boys who let loose a bit too much in Vegas. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

That single-mindedness, that Brady drive, bailing out the rest of the team, was clearer than ever here. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Changes to fiscal policies so that the government does not continue bailing out inefficient state enterprises. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026

Companies are also bailing out of green-fuel research. — Dave Trecker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026

First, in 2008, one of the central features of the crisis response was a commitment to bailing out capital, but little emphasis on helping ordinary people. — Ganesh Sitaraman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026

But Horishima went off balance through the moguls, bailing out of his final jump. — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026

Trump has previously punished or threatened all four leaders for failing to fall in line with his demands, while boosting and bailing out allies who show loyalty. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026