Synonyms of cutting out

cutting out

verb

present participle of cut out

1

as in dying

to stop functioning

the engine abruptly cut out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dying
• crashing
• failing
• giving out
• breaking down
• stalling
• breaking
• conking (out)
• acting up
• wheezing
• sputtering
• malfunctioning
• jamming
• fizzling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• starting (up)

2

as in ending

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

now cut that out, or I'm turning this car around!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• stopping
• ceasing
• halting
• cutting off
• laying off
• shutting off
• breaking off
• quitting
• packing (up or in)
• leaving off
• giving over
• breaking up
• knocking off
• desisting (from)
• delaying
• having done with
• putting the kibosh on
• dropping
• suspending
• closing (down)
• finishing
• concluding
• discontinuing
• breaking
• canning
• holding back
• checking
• turning back
• completing
• clamping down
• reining (in)
• blocking
• pausing
• holding
• stemming
• ruining
• impeding
• staying
• hindering
• obstructing
• deactivating
• suppressing
• aborting
• detaining
• kiboshing
• braking
• stamping
• blockading
• destroying
• damming
• calling
• abolishing
• stunting
• dissolving
• arresting
• scuttling
• killing
• squashing
• squelching
• demolishing
• annulling
• snuffing
• stanching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• continuing
• running on
• keeping up
• proceeding
• following through (with)
• progressing
• advancing
• driving
• stirring
• actuating
• propelling
• impelling

3

as in departing

to leave a place often for another

after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departing
• exiting
• moving
• running along
• pulling out
• going
• walking out
• peeling off
• stepping (along)
• digging out
• getting
• pushing on
• pushing off
• getting off
• packing (up or off)
• shoving (off)
• bailing out
• buzzing (off)
• taking off
• clearing out
• going off
• bugging out
• clearing off
• beating it
• sallying (forth)
• starting
• buggering off
• evacuating
• hitting the road
• taking a hike
• taking a powder
• escaping
• fleeing
• bugging off
• parting
• piking (out or off)
• pulling stakes
• flying
• bailing
• striking out
• setting out
• quitting
• running away
• booking
• getting out
• vamoosing
• withdrawing
• retiring
• going out
• stepping out
• scarpering
• retreating
• skipping
• emigrating
• lighting out
• mizzling
• removing
• abandoning
• absconding
• deserting
• vacating
• forsaking
• scramming
• decamping
• scatting
• adjourning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming
• showing up
• arriving
• remaining
• turning up
• staying
• settling
• lodging
• abiding
• approaching
• closing
• dwelling
• nearing
• reaching
• hitting
• tarrying
• landing

4

as in replacing

to take the place of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replacing
• superseding
• displanting
• supplanting
• relieving
• substituting
• displacing
• usurping
• preempting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cutting out

Lacroix can look to be the spare man, cutting out danger with tackles and interceptions (front-foot defending). — Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 July 2026

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

The new Auto trim feature acts as a one-tap solution, automatically analyzing the video and cutting out unnecessary footage to shorten the timeline. — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

The mics do a good job of cutting out droning background noise. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was one of many fans who took to social media to voice his displeasure with the service cutting out. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Fans of peptides are increasingly cutting out the middleman and ordering directly from gray-market suppliers. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

Viking has ranked as the #1 operator of river and ocean cruises for five straight years, has a 54% repeat guest rate, and more than 50% of bookings are made directly with Viking, cutting out the travel agents (and the costs that come with them). — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026

The International Energy Agency has advised working from home, carpooling or using public transportation and cutting out nonessential travel to decrease fuel demand and ease oil prices. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026