GOES OUT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

goes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of go out

as in collapses

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure there was concern that the dam would go out under the force of the flood waters

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as in mixes

to take part in social activities she enjoys going out on weekends, but during the week she's a homebody

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Recent Examples of goes out Lewandowski has approved numerous contracts at DHS and often needs to sign off on large ones before any money goes out the door, the current and former department employees said. —

Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026 Legally Blonde warms the heart by proving that self-discovery never goes out of style! —

Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 Suzuki usually only goes out if one of the regular penalty-killers is in the box. —

Arpon Basu, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026 José Martínez, a 65-year-old former construction worker and resident of Old Havana whose power goes out daily, said the upheaval in Venezuela will affect Cuba. —

María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Because long after algorithms shift and platforms fade, the thing that never goes out of style is a good story, told well, by people who own their narrative. —

Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2025 On weekends, Barros goes out with friends and family. —

Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025 If Maciel goes out to run errands, sometimes Mazikeen tags along in a sling. —

Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2025 Proving French cuisine never goes out of style, this pretty destination spot has been named a top restaurant more than 10 times since opening in 1995. —

Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025

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That was one of our very strong stakes in the ground, to have a nuclear meltdown where the mountain collapses and Sinatra sacrifices herself.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
For a few weeks every March, American productivity collapses into a blur of fake doctor’s appointments and furtive glances at phones under conference tables as the NCAA’s annual basketball tournament subsumes the culture.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026