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

His Toronto Maple Leafs, on the heels of three straight first-round playoff exits, were sputtering in November with a 9-10-4 record. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Now, all lanes northbound and southbound from exit 5 to exit 7 will be closed this weekend for the next stage of the project. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

The information being sought is related to the trading activity of the hedge fund, which came under pressure and was forced to exit many of its positions last month, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing a confidential matter. — Hema Parmar, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

As Counsell exited the dugout to make the pitching change, Imanaga walked to the back of the mound and stared toward the outfield. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026