GOING OUT Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

going out

verb

present participle of go out

as in collapsing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in mixing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of going out With money in our pockets, Gilda and I started going out for dinners at a chic restaurant in the Windsor Arms Hotel called Three Small Rooms. — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 Coffee, movement and recovery supply some of the rituals people associate with going out, like having a drink in hand, doing something together and meeting new people, without making alcohol the center of the event. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 The infrastructure is already suffering with vendors going out of business and crewmembers quitting. — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 The script doesn’t judge Wendy for going out with half of Anchorage. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The air coming back in is more spread out than the air going out, and this imbalance is what produces the pushing force, or thrust, needed to move an object. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 By going out to dinner at one of the hottest spots in town, of course. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 We’re told that as of the last hour, calls to talent advancing to the next stage have begun going out. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 But the new season isn’t going out without some new additions, including Jeff Daniels, Reneé Rapp, Jesse Williams, Sean Hayes, Lizzy Caplan, and more. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for going out

Verb

The family’s attorney says Mayich struggled through a military-style practice with little rest or water, showing clear distress before collapsing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Rodríguez Verona said survivors were disoriented and dehydrated, with many collapsing or vomiting upon reaching land.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of collapsing

Verb

Rich Handel, resident laundry expert at Consumer Reports, warns that mixing heavy fabrics like denim with delicate garments increases friction and degrades the softer material.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
For spring, PatBo featured an abundance of textures, mixing fringe that is always present in her collection with different proportions and colors.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of mixing

Verb

Then, Alfonso revealed Sarah Jane and Hailey were the first couple going home, leaving Tatyana and Jan and Giada and Alan safe for another week.

— Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
That means Salomon will protect its core and accelerate in running by going bigger in scale and investing in events, plus provide a pipeline of innovation.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of going

Verb

The air-conditioning was broken, and the Tate brothers were mingling upstairs with a handful of diplomats and Administration officials.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Cue French moldings and geometric Parisian floorboards mingling with Italian materials like travertine marble.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mingling

Verb

But the stock has underperformed the group, with shares tumbling this year even as peers reach new records.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
There was a sense that only significant deals could stave off the double threat of the Austrian’s outbursts over transfers destabilising the team midway through the campaign and Palace tumbling into a relegation battle.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of tumbling

Verb

The web now contains one more independent page associating that company with a particular problem, category or use case.

— Mat Golubovic, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
For creators, attending a Grand Slam can signal something to their audiences beyond an interest in tennis; for brands, the appeal lies partly in associating themselves with that cachet.

— Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of associating

Verb

Euphoric players cavorting in disbelief, long-suffering fans crumpling to their knees in tears, commentators’ voices cracking at the drama of it all.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Moses Moody scored 23 points before crumpling to the floor with an apparently serious left knee injury late in overtime as the Golden State Warriors beat Dallas 137-131 on Monday night, extending the Mavericks' home losing streak to 12 games, their longest in 32 years.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026