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

Six of Mexico’s 10 knockout exits have come at European hands, most recently a 3-2 defeat against England in 2026. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

What Business Buyers Actually Pay For Here is the truth that took me years and multiple exits to fully understand. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Slippery surfaces and unclear exits can quickly turn a fun dip into a dangerous situation. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 29 July 2026

The raise builds on strong outcomes from Align’s debut fund, including recent exits from Coterie, acquired by Mammoth Brands, and Touchland, acquired by Church & Dwight. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 28 July 2026

Barcelona won a fourth Champions League title in six seasons in May, but the club’s financial troubles have led to the exits of major players in recent weeks. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

The hire will come following exits in the Apple international team. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 July 2026

Meager investment returns in China also drive money toward the exits. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Celeste Yim, the show’s first out trans and nonbinary staff writer, was also among the swath of exits. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026

Verb

PostTrak exits were also high last night with 5 stars from general audiences, parents and kids under 12. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026

This program, initially announced by the Biden administration, aimed to stabilize premiums and prevent plan exits following the Inflation Reduction Act's Part D redesign. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The footage shows the truck plowing into the vehicles and the building before the driver exits the cab and walks away. — Peter D'oench, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Typically, front office exits such as Yzerman’s occur in mid-April; starting a search in mid-July creates obvious potential complications — namely, that training camp begins in seven weeks. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

And, next year, the Angels will have competition for the Orange County baseball dollar, a few exits down Interstate 5. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

As sirens approach, a Des Moines police cruiser pulls up and an officer immediately exits the passenger side with his weapon drawn. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Although Saudi Arabia had diverted some oil from the Strait of Hormuz through its 746-mile Aramco pipeline, that pipe exits into the Red Sea—which has now been blocked by the Houthis at the Strait of Bab al-Mandab. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 July 2026

After rain exits this evening hazardous heat returns this weekend. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026