CUT OUT Synonyms: 268 Similar and Opposite Words

cut out 1 of 2

verb

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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

2 of 2

adjective

as in capable

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Recent Examples of cut out

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Also, the supervisors noted line items cut out of Nicchitta’s preliminary budget. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026 Unfortunately, fans missed part of the final minute of the Charlotte Hornets' 127-126 overtime victory over the Miami Heat in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament on Tuesday night because Amazon Prime Video’s stream cut out. —

Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 The second youngest mayor of the country’s largest city has his work cut out for him. —

Julia Terruso, Time, 15 Apr. 2026 Clavicular is then removed from the frame before the stream abruptly cuts out. —

Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cut out

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Another hiker died on the same trail one week earlier after falling down a ravine, though officials haven’t clarified whether injuries or illness caused his death.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
One of the owners told officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that 31 other sloths, from Guyana and Peru, had died — either on the way to the attraction or after arriving and being stored over cold nights in a building with no heat or running water.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026