CONKING (OUT) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

conking (out)

verb

present participle of conk (out)

as in fainting

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

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as in dying

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

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starting (up)

as in passing (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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His body collapses in on itself on the fainting couch in the sitting room.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
That song’s music video is also darkly cinematic, showing Elizabeth playing with baby dolls in between sitting, bloodied, in bathtubs and on fainting couches.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of fainting

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Proponents say these are projects California communities are dying to build, hampered by cost increases and delays from CEQA litigation.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
In 2020, Fauci, newly famous as the COVID pandemic’s explainer-in-chief, called Kramer, who was dying.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of dying

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Crisis responders are passing out gun locks in the South Deering neighborhood after a 4-year-old boy was shot inside a home on Tuesday.

— Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Taxpayers who donate to an organization passing out the scholarships will receive a federal tax credit, a perk expected to further fuel the conservative school choice movement.

— Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of passing out

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The co-pilot is alleged to have stabbed the plane’s captain and taken over the flight controls with the intention of crashing it into Ben-Gurion airport.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
An assistant football coach at the University of Connecticut allegedly ordered nine drinks and two ½ bottles of wine before crashing into a tree in Tolland over the summer and leaving the scene, court papers said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

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For her part, Lily Renée continued drawing comics for many years after Rio’s retirement and was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2007 before passing away in New York in 2022, at the age of 101.

— Gaby Iori October 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Her sister had been through cervical cancer and two bouts of breast cancer before passing away from the disease.

— Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026

Definition of passing away

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Residents around Milwaukee may see motorcycles rolling around town, goth concerts blacking out downtown parks, parades celebrating workers and fall kickoff events preparing for sweater weather.

— Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
This curtain type is airy, casual, and gives your windows a sense of place and structure without feeling stuffy—or completely blacking out the sunshine during golden hour.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of blacking out

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The water main break was the latest in Los Angeles over the last few months as officials struggle with aging infrastructure and failing water systems that have caused major disruptions for motorists and residents.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
After years of bootlegging, gambling, prostitution, and racketeering, Capone went down not for murder or mayhem but for failing to pay taxes.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026

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