Synonyms of exit

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noun

1

as in escape

a place or means of going out

all of the building's exits were being watched by security guards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• outlet
• egress
• issue
• mouth
• gate
• opening
• release
• escape hatch
• vent
• passage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• entrance
• entry
• ingress
• access
• entryway
• entranceway
• entrée

2

as in departure

the act of leaving a place

the movie star's quick exit through the back of the hotel went unnoticed by the horde of photographers waiting out front

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departure
• exiting
• evacuation
• leave
• exodus
• going
• departing
• withdrawal
• flight
• quitting
• parting
• farewell
• retirement
• emigration
• decamping
• decampment
• walking out
• lighting out
• outgo
• retreat
• leave-taking
• egress
• embarkation
• abandonment
• diaspora
• disembarkation
• running away
• relinquishment
• embarkment
• forsaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appearance
• arrival
• coming
• approach
• entrance
• advent
• ingress

3

as in demise

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

determined that his exit be from a place and time of his own choosing, the terminally ill patient opted for suicide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demise
• death
• fate
• passing
• doom
• dissolution
• end
• passage
• expiration
• sleep
• curtains
• grave
• expiry
• decease
• suicide
• destruction
• great divide
• quietus
• execution
• assassination
• ending
• fatality
• casualty
• martyrdom
• annihilation
• killing
• extermination
• self-destruction
• slaughter
• ruin
• massacre
• self-slaughter
• self-murder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• birth
• life
• existence
• creation
• rise
• nativity
• origination
• genesis

exit

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verb

1

as in to move

to leave a place often for another

in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• move
• depart
• go
• escape
• get
• flee
• evacuate
• start
• quit
• part
• walk out
• bail
• pull out
• fly
• withdraw
• run along
• get off
• peel off
• bail out
• cut out
• shove (off)
• push off
• go off
• retire
• clear out
• step (along)
• dig out
• pack (up or off)
• take off
• push on
• clear off
• sally (forth)
• beat it
• book
• buzz (off)
• begone
• retreat
• pike (out or off)
• bugger off
• emigrate
• skip
• hit the road
• take a hike
• bug out
• scarper
• bug off
• set out
• vamoose
• strike out
• take a powder
• pull stakes
• get out
• run away
• abandon
• remove
• vacate
• abscond
• step out
• desert
• go out
• scram
• forsake
• decamp
• light out
• adjourn
• scat
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• arrive
• remain
• stay
• show up
• close
• settle
• dwell
• turn up
• approach
• reach
• abide
• hit
• lodge
• near
• tarry
• land

2

as in to die

to stop living

expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• fall
• end
• depart
• perish
• demise
• succumb
• go
• pass (on)
• pass away
• check out
• step out
• disappear
• buy it
• part
• expire
• kick in
• drop
• croak
• kick off
• fade
• pop off
• peg out
• kick the bucket
• snuff it
• bite the dust
• give up the ghost
• decease
• flatline
• fail
• conk (out)
• dry up
• consume
• predecease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• come to
• breathe
• revive
• be
• exist
• linger
• flourish
• thrive
• subsist
• prosper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exit

Noun

The office, which has several hundred staff members, also saw people working in communications and other roles exit. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026

There were two possible reasons for Iger’s sudden exit, Chapek said. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Verb

But after eight shows, Seal exited the tour without explanation. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2026

But starting a second business after successfully exiting another comes with advantages, says Ellsworth. — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026