Synonyms of exits

exits 1 of 2

noun

plural of exit

1

as in escapes

a place or means of going out

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escapes
• outlets
• issues
• egresses
• mouths
• gates
• vents
• openings
• escape hatches
• releases
• passages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• entrances
• entries
• entryways
• entranceways
• accesses
• ingresses
• entrées

2

as in departures

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

• departures
• leaves
• evacuations
• goings
• exoduses
• withdrawals
• flights
• partings
• farewells
• retirements
• decampments
• outgoes
• leave-takings
• retreats
• egresses
• emigrations
• embarkations
• abandonments
• diasporas
• relinquishments
• embarkments
• disembarkations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrivals
• appearances
• approaches
• entrances
• comings
• advents
• ingresses

3

as in deaths

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

• deaths
• demises
• fates
• dooms
• passings
• ends
• curtains
• sleeps
• passages
• dissolutions
• expirations
• graves
• deceases
• quietuses
• expiries
• suicides
• great divides
• fatalities
• casualties
• ruins
• assassinations
• endings
• destructions
• executions
• annihilations
• slaughters
• martyrdoms
• self-destructions
• self-slaughters
• exterminations
• self-murders
• killings
• massacres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• births
• lives
• existences
• rises
• nativities
• creations
• originations
• geneses

exits

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of exit

1

as in moves

to leave a place often for another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moves
• departs
• goes
• gets
• escapes
• evacuates
• flees
• starts
• quits
• parts
• bails
• withdraws
• walks out
• flies
• retires
• runs along
• bugs off
• peels off
• gets off
• shoves (off)
• pushes off
• cuts out
• pulls out
• steps (along)
• packs (up or off)
• goes off
• takes off
• bails out
• digs out
• beats it
• buzzes (off)
• clears off
• pushes on
• scarpers
• skips
• books
• sallies (forth)
• clears out
• retreats
• buggers off
• emigrates
• takes a hike
• bugs out
• takes a powder
• hits the road
• vamooses
• sets out
• pulls stakes
• abandons
• absconds
• pikes (out or off)
• strikes out
• runs away
• removes
• vacates
• gets out
• goes out
• forsakes
• steps out
• scrams
• deserts
• scats
• decamps
• lights out
• mizzles
• adjourns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comes
• arrives
• remains
• stays
• turns up
• shows up
• dwells
• closes
• settles
• approaches
• reaches
• abides
• lands
• nears
• hits
• lodges
• tarries

2

as in dies

to stop living

expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dies
• falls
• perishes
• departs
• succumbs
• ends
• disappears
• goes
• expires
• passes (on)
• parts
• passes away
• buys it
• fades
• kicks off
• croaks
• checks out
• steps out
• drops
• kicks in
• pops off
• snuffs it
• pegs out
• demises
• flatlines
• fails
• kicks the bucket
• deceases
• gives up the ghost
• bites the dust
• conks (out)
• consumes
• predeceases
• dries up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lives
• breathes
• comes to
• exists
• lingers
• is
• revives
• thrives
• flourishes
• subsists
• prospers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exits

Noun

The Wildcats have fallen from annual championship contenders to regular first-round playoff exits. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

By the time the curtain came down after the first act, much of the audience could wait no more and fled for the exits. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Despite missing out on the World Cup's Best Player, Mourinho asserted Real Madrid's midfield, including Tchouameni, Camavinga, and Valverde, has no deficit, even after Kroos and Modric's exits. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

However, as their veteran core exits, the Kings don’t have enough high-end U23 depth to fill the voids left by Kopitar and Doughty. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The possible move, unthinkable for legacy studios but in keeping with exits by businesses in other sectors, has only stiffened opposition to the merger in some corners. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

The box was not supposed to have any exits, but AI found a way out. — John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026

This can be especially useful when traveling, as Droesch notes that gas stations off highway exits, near airports, and alongside tourist destinations often charge more. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026

Subsequent investigation concluded the club was unlicensed and operated against several safety standards, including insufficient emergency exits and only one available fire extinguisher. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

There have been a lot of ins and outs in the transfer market, with the two biggest exits those of Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski up front. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Jesse Whittock back with you on the international film and TV news train, as the industry exits its quiet summer period and heads for festival season. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Habba exits the conversation, reshuffling the race Habba's statement quickly altered the picture surrounding the White House vacancy. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

The Stadium has four main entry gates, where the lines can overlap and even snake back toward the subway exits. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

When an older wine consumer exits the category, one younger consumer doesn’t necessarily replace that demand. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Guthrie exits his car and can be seen speaking with and handing something to the driver of the SUV Parker is in. — Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

Greater currency stability gives buyers and sellers more confidence that a valuation agreed today will still hold when a deal closes or an investor eventually exits. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Stowers exits with hamstring discomfort The only significant concern to emerge from Miami’s offensive outburst involved Kyle Stowers. — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026