CUTS OUT Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

cuts out

verb

present tense third-person singular of cut out

as in dies

to stop functioning the engine abruptly cut out

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starts (up)

as in stops

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 exits

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 replaces

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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Recent Examples of cuts out Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill. — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 If mechanical parts fail or electricity cuts out, coolant circulation can quickly stop. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 Power flows immediately on contact and cuts out the second the limb lifts. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026 Others are keeping data analog longer, since early digitization is expensive and skipping it for certain operations cuts out a major power drain. — David Schie, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 While the district has made hefty budget cuts in the last year to slash its looming deficit, Oakland Unified Superintendent Denise Saddler said officials have been able to keep most of the cuts out of the classroom. — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 The video footage, taken from a vehicle, doesn’t show the head technique and cuts out after a minute. — Alex Brizee july 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026 Nolan does away with the frame and cuts out the Phaeacians, but the film’s adventure episodes remain largely faithful to the poem. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 Quince’s business model cuts out traditional middlemen like distributors to offer these high-quality materials like cashmere and silk at budget-friendly, low prices. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026

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One in five people who contract Vibrio Vulnificus — a species of the bacteria that causes necrotizing fasciitis, a condition in which the flesh around a wound dies — typically die, according to the Center for Disease Control.

— Eva Flowe October 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
When a whale dies and sinks to the ocean floor, its carcass provides sustenance for deep-sea organisms for centuries, triggering a shockwave of life.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of dies

Verb

Last week, when Ocasio-Cortez made three campaign stops for Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, neither Democrat — and no audience members — brought up the topic of Gaza.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
In January 2025, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch changed the department pursuit policy, barring cops from chasing after vehicles fleeing car stops unless a felony crime or a violent misdemeanor was committed.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of stops

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Afternoon temperatures will tumble from the lower 80s back into the 40s and 50s overnight with breezy winds, as the rain slowly exits during the overnight hours.

— Cutter Martin, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Another customer who was standing in between the singer and employee at the register during the showdown appears to look around in disbelief at what just happened after the hitmaker exits.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of exits

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The current plan replaces an earlier 2-megawatt biomass-to-energy project, approved in 2013, that would have used biomass to generate electricity.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Eaton replaces Haltom, a squad that lost 40-15 to South Grand Prairie.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of replaces

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If the person holding key intellectual property or leading the company risks losing status, immigration planning ceases to be a personal ordeal.

— Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
There is a point beyond which the scale of a threat or a danger ceases to scare us.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of ceases

Verb

As part of its process, the powered gimbal moves the image around in the general direction the projector's already facing, stopping the movement several times in the process before continuing, and adjusting the image size several times as well.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Flight testing moves forward L3Harris has reached the second phase of the Army’s Xtended Range Counter-sUAS Missile program.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

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Foundry Park supersedes Lincoln Yards, developer Sterling Bay's controversial $6 billion redevelopment plan for the same area.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Auburn’s trustees are asserting that their authority supersedes not only faculty expertise, but professional norms, disciplinary standards, and even accrediting bodies.

— Beth Davis Sramek, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026