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light out

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Synonyms & Antonyms of light out

1 as in get out, get (away)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for light out

abscond,
clear out,
decamp,
elope,
escape,
get (away),
get out,
lam,
make off,
mizzle
[chiefly British],
scarper
[British],
scat,
scram,
skip (out),
skirr

bolt,
break,
bug out,
flee,
fly,
hightail (it),
retreat,
run,
run away,
run off,
skedaddle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for light out

beard,
brave,
confront,
dare,
defy,
face

abide,
dwell,
hang around,
linger,
remain,
stay,
stick around,
tarry

2 as in take off, put out

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for light out

beeline,
put,
put out,
set off,
set out,
strike,
take off

aim,
bend,
direct,
point,
turn

face,
orient,
steer

bear,
head,
make

about-face,
back,
come about,
come round,
cut,
incline,
put about,
reverse,
swerve,
tack,
turn back,
veer,
wheel,
yaw

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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 18 May. 2022.

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