DROPOUTS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

dropouts

noun

plural of dropout

as in idlers

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as in leavers

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Recent Examples of dropouts Reasons for the increase in dropouts Baltimore City Schools says the dropout rate is seeing a spike because of the COVID pandemic, adding that students who began high school during the pandemic were not receiving as many wrap around services through virtual learning. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Below, browse through lots of loafers fit for easy summer dressing and well beyond.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 7 July 2026
Her leather loafers look so similar to this version from Quince, which have a classic silhouette that can be worn to the office, brunch, or night out.

— Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

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Noun

Those who opposed the coup, like Tom Keith's grandfather, are still often thought of as traitors, just as his distant relatives are.

— Lee Cowan, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Irina and Raskova will enjoy a long, successful professional collaboration, purging Star City of traitors and threats and bringing down Petrovsky in a plot that leads to his ending his life in ignominy, having confessed to crimes against the state.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026