EXITING Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

exiting 1 of 2

noun

as in departure

the act of leaving a place their exiting of the boring party was swiftly and quietly accomplished

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exiting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of exit

as in departing

to leave a place often for another in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashion

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as in dying

to stop living expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends

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Recent Examples of exiting

Noun

Entering and exiting was seamless and discreet, like staying in an Airbnb. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Let passengers exit the train before boarding This rule isn’t unique to Japan, but blocking the door or pushing against the exiting crowd is considered extremely impolite. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 According to research firm Kpler, only seven ships on Friday passed through the strait — five entering and two exiting. — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 2 June 2026 Officers also reviewed security footage of the smokers’ exiting and re-entering the terminal. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026 Moving to safety in the water and exiting. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 May 2026 The Musical) will return to Broadway this June to succeed the exiting Lea Michele in Broadway’s Chess musical revival. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026 Of the 186 clients who were in the exiting employees’ rosters, 179 stayed with the agency, according to the complaint, which notes more than 150 clients are represented by both Range and CAA. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025 Rallo lays out the unspoken rules (throw out your jeans from college, and don’t feel bad about Irish exiting) that make the decade easier, as well as pointers for cultivating a creative life. — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025

Verb

Sally Habbershaw is exiting Mediawan after less than a year to become President of Global Distribution at the BBC’s commercial arm. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 Sharon Levy is exiting Banijay’s Endemol Shine North America after nearly a decade at the company — including most recently as CEO. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 About $200 million of that charge will be related to the costs of exiting leases early and paying employees separation benefits. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 The ripple effect may help galvanize craft education at a time when many young artisans are considering exiting the profession altogether, a concerning trend Swali is working to reverse. — CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 Six days after Guillen collapsed while exiting X2, Naomi Greer-Wilkinson rode the coaster. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 The Russian aircraft remained in Polish airspace for 42 seconds before exiting. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The shortstop is day to day after exiting Wednesday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians with a left wrist bruise. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Jonathan Bowlan got two outs in the eighth before exiting due to right groin tightness with a 2-2 count on Francisco Lindor. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiting

Noun

Clemons’ departure from both organizations is not the only shift taking place.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
None of the feathers, crystals or excessive hardware is much of a departure for Larsson’s feet.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of departure

Verb

Thanksgiving The most expensive and popular day when departing for the holiday is Wednesday.

— Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
On the heels of Steven Kolb departing the Council of Fashion Designers of America, CFDA vice chair Aurora James and her nonprofit, the Fifteen Percent Pledge, have been sued for fraud.

— Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of departing

Verb

Images of hospitals overwhelmed with the sick and dying flooded our consciousness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
From screenwriter Eric Champnella and set in 2008, Return to You follows a powerful but lonely female attorney (Lohan) who mistakenly receives a very emotional DVD sent by a dying woman to her husband (Golding).

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of dying

Noun

Occasionally, particularly in the early going, the blocking and Christopher Moscatiello’s sound design seemed to be working at cross-purposes.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Some wellness darties are alcohol-free while others coexist with bar-going later in the day or function as pregames.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of going

Verb

Bank of America, Citigroup and Apollo underwrote the buyout debt package, one of the biggest ever and with many moving pieces, to fund the takeover.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
This is just one season, but Guerrero’s outlook needs to change just as much as his production moving forward on the remaining 13 years of his deal.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of moving

Verb

McGuire said the country’s murder rate is at a 126-year low and argued that falling fentanyl deaths and drug trafficking are evidence that the administration’s border and law enforcement policies are working.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Applications jumped from roughly 3,500 a year before COVID to a record 18,561 in 2024, before falling nearly 30% last year and continuing to decline in 2026.

— Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of falling

Noun

The large blaze and billowing smoke led to the evacuation of more than 1,200 people in the small Central Coast community.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
For example, during the onset of the Iran war earlier this year, the platform recorded a 450% increase in clicks on Oman’s visa application as travelers sought alternative destinations and evacuation routes.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of evacuation

Verb

But when her character — saucy British writer Constance Clavinger — turns out to be a handful (getting drunk at the airport bar, for starters), Homer struggles to get her to the school on time.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
As a girl growing up in the 1970s, Griffin recalls how her parents and other neighbors in the two-street patch of homes did not let their children play at the nearby Fannie Robinson Park after some of them started developing rashes or getting sick.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

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