Synonyms of bowed out

bowed out

verb

past tense of bow out

as in fell

to undergo defeat

quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fell
• lost
• faltered
• threw
• took the count
• cracked (up)
• struck out
• missed
• failed
• collapsed
• washed out
• forfeited
• flopped
• folded
• tanked
• flunked
• foundered
• bombed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• won
• prevailed
• conquered
• succeeded
• triumphed
• flourished
• prospered
• thrived

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bowed out

Trump’s speech worked as a replacement for a series of musical artists who were scheduled to perform at the fair but bowed out over concerns the event had become partisan. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Harbour and Brown’s onscreen reunion comes six months after Stranger Things bowed out as Netflix’s biggest original series ever. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026

Hazem Mastouri’s 54th-minute header gave Tunisia a consolation prize as the team bowed out of the tournament without recording a single point. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

After Full House wrapped, Barber bowed out of the acting world for a few years. — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Edmonton bowed out in the first round. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026

Since then, Americans have bowed out in the Round of 16 twice, failed to advance out of the group stage once and infamously missed the World Cup entirely in 2018. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026

If this were a pure power ranking, Mississippi State might be in the top five, but this is about the matchup, and the Bulldogs have to visit Georgia, which was probably the best team in the tournament even before UCLA and Georgia Tech bowed out. — Mitch Light, New York Times, 3 June 2026

Shortly after that debate, Biden bowed out of the presidential race. — Scott Detrow, NPR, 2 June 2026