CONK OUT Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

conk (out)

verb

Definition of conk (out)

as in to faint

to lose consciousness after three days without eating, he simply conked out

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as in to die

to stop functioning the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere

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start (up)

as in to pass (on)

to stop living a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out

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Our director at the time, and other people, were practically fainting.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
That is the night Vásquez was hit in the right ankle by a line drive and later fainted on his way to get X-Rays.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of faint

Verb

Justice John Dixon said Bauer Media had failed to show the claims made about Wilson were substantially true or trivial.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The state ethics commission accused the Georgia Republican Assembly and its political action committee of failing to disclose more than $180,000 of contributions and other violations.

— David Wickert, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of fail

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But Jameson is hardly the first family pet to senselessly perish at the hands of law enforcement officers who resort to deadly force far too quickly.

— Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
At least 5,000 people perished, most of them in La Guaira state, a strip of cities and slums crammed between the coastal cordillera and the Caribbean Sea, half an hour from Caracas.

— Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026

Definition of perish

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Germany crashed out of the tournament in a shock Round of 32 defeat to underdog Paraguay after a dramatic penalty shootout.

— Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Multiple people were injured, including one critically, after a seaplane with 11 people aboard, crashed off the coast of Washington state, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and local authorities.

— ABC NEWS, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of crash

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The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a man who passed away while in custody at the Jackson County Detention Center on Saturday.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
In April, Marie Green passed away at age seventy-one in Midland, Texas, with one of David’s sisters holding her in her arms.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of pass away

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Meanwhile, Lightspeed’s new Klaviyo integration lets merchants automate personalized customer communications, cutting out manual data work and disconnected tools.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
One thing’s for sure, referee Slavko Vinčić will have his work cut out from the off.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

Definition of cut out

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