CUT (OUT) Synonyms: 268 Similar and Opposite Words

cut out 1 of 2

verb

Definition of cut out

as in to die

to stop functioning the engine abruptly cut out

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start (up)

as in to stop

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end now cut that out, or I'm turning this car around!

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as in to depart

to leave a place often for another after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out

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as in to replace

to take the place of this ambitious new friend of hers seems to be cutting out people that she's known for years

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cut out

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adjective

as in capable

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Recent Examples of cut out

Verb

Indeed, as a company that caters to the most-fickle and fastest-moving customers that retailers have ever seen, Journeys has its work cut out for it. — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 The gym where Abuja resident Ahmed Umar works installed solar panels, and switched its hours to operate in the early morning and late evening, cutting out the hottest part of the day to save on air conditioning. — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026 If power to the facility cuts out, the physics of liquid metal provides passive cooling. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 El-Sayed’s Jewish liaison will likely have their work cut out for them. — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cut out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut out

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About a quarter of the animals died either upon arrival or within days after, Jaros said.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Her dying words to her brother Ned are her wish that her son be free to choose his own path.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of die

Verb

Then a supplier’s API certificate expires overnight, a core system loses its data feed and the business stops for half a day.

— Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Room for Disagreement A challenging path to legislation won’t stop AI from dominating the political landscape.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of stop

Verb

On this spring day, international peacekeeping forces have just departed the city and Ari’s roommate Gloria takes her to Kareem’s party to celebrate the end of the citywide curfew.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
The four-day Islay & the Whisky Coast tour departs from Edinburgh and includes transportation, ferry crossings, entrance fees, and three nights in Bowmore (some distillery tours and tastings are available for an additional fee).

— Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

Second-round pick Jake Slaughter will replace him, but center is pivotal in an outside-zone offense.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
For Household and Personal Items Silver Simply replace your silver cleaner with toothpaste to achieve the same result.

— Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of replace

Adjective

The two components will work together as an all-up-round, or AUR, test bed capable of supporting hypersonic flight testing.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Remember that your shotgun cannot be capable of holding more than two cartridges in the magazine, and three total.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of capable

Verb

Integrators who fail to capture this recurring subscription layer may risk losing clients to IT-native MSPs.

— Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The accords failed to stop the war, creating a frozen conflict with an ever-rising human toll that ultimately gave way to a full-scale invasion.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of fail

Verb

López’s attorney sent Rivas and her group a cease-and-desist letter last month, citing trademark infringement and deceptive and unfair trade practices, the letter shows.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of passengers were crammed in there with us, many of them families with children, all waiting for the Russian onslaught to cease.

— Eric Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of cease

Verb

Like Portillo, who ended up selling to a private equity firm, Smith brought in a sponsor, Vestar Capital Partners, to scale the business and later exited to Flowers Foods for $795 million in January 2025.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
But Balogun has entered his prime and shouldn’t exit it anytime soon.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026