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 Based on my limited experience with this new system, however, pivoting to QR codes will only allow the Drafthouse to move faster and more efficiently into going out of business forever. —

David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026 That’s fine for the bands that enjoy just going out and playing their catalogue, but that would just put me to sleep. —

Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026 Chelsea were a few seconds from going out of the quarter-finals (losing 3-2 on aggregate) when Arsenal full-back Katie McCabe halted a run by Chelsea’s USWNT forward Alyssa Thompson by grabbing Thompson’s ponytail and yanking it, as shown above. —

Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026 Prior to this going out, these companies have to make different types of fuel for different regions. —

Kyle Cheromcha, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026 Say yes to experimentation and going out on a limb! —

Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026 Stewart is progressing in his recovery from shoulder surgery last fall and will likely repeat the live BP sessions a few times before going out on an extended rehab assignment in the minor leagues. —

Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026 There’s some brands that might be a little trendier, but also sort of promote the staying inside, calm, not going out, type of lifestyle. —

Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026 Typically about a third is paid back to the main insurance company in the form of commissions, which would leave at least $18 million going out the door. —

Scott Pham, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for going out

Verb

For three years after the outbreak, Mitani and his collaborator, Aaron Sandel, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Texas, documented the collapsing social bonds between the sets of chimps.

— Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Video footage from the apartment complex showed Kirkland speaking to several people in the Jeep before backing away and collapsing, the court document said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026