Synonyms of out

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adverb

ˈau̇t 

1

as in outside

in or into the open air

you really should get out more

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outside
• outdoors
• without
• alfresco

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• in
• inside
• within
• indoors

2

as in aloud

with one's normal voice speaking the words

the search parties were sent in different directions and told to cry out if they discovered anything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aloud
• out loud
• audibly
• clearly
• loudly
• verbally
• distinctly
• vocally
• noisily
• plainly
• lustily
• blatantly
• perceptibly
• vociferously
• mightily
• stridently
• boisterously
• uproariously
• resoundingly
• resonantly
• distinguishably
• bloody murder
• discernibly
• thunderously
• clamorously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• silently
• soundlessly
• quietly
• softly
• low
• faintly
• noiselessly
• inaudibly
• feebly
• voicelessly

3

as in all

to a full extent or degree

when stretched out, the ribbon was just long enough

Synonyms & Similar Words

• all
• completely
• quite
• fully
• totally
• perfectly
• even
• fast
• entirely
• utterly
• well
• wholly
• thoroughly
• entire
• wide
• exactly
• enough
• absolutely
• for fair
• all the way
• down to the ground
• dead
• in whole
• full
• at length
• flat
• clean
• to pieces
• through and through
• all over
• down the line
• altogether
• basically
• to bits
• soundly
• heartily
• all of
• plumb
• mostly
• to the hilt
• to the max
• plain
• cold
• largely
• substantially
• mainly
• primarily
• generally
• principally
• chiefly
• predominantly
• categorically
• downright
• greatly
• predominately
• more or less
• hands down
• by and large
• unqualifiedly
• stone
• generously
• overall
• abundantly
• copiously
• stone-cold

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• halfway
• partially
• partly
• half
• just
• slightly
• barely
• scarcely
• hardly
• part
• somewhat
• marginally
• incompletely
• approximately
• minimally
• superficially
• roughly
• kind of

4

as in away

from this or that place

people staggered out from the burning building gasping for breath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• away
• down
• off
• fro
• apart
• aside
• elsewhere
• hence
• abroad
• afield
• astray
• afar

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noun

as in escape

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable

I really don't want to go to the party, and I've been searching for an out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• ducking
• evasion
• avoidance
• dodging
• shunning
• shaking
• elusion
• eschewal
• cop-out
• eschewing
• eluding
• bypassing
• skirting
• sidestepping
• prevention
• averting
• circumvention
• runaround
• deflection
• obviation
• precluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submission
• endurance
• toleration
• abidance

out

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adjective

1

as in intent

fully committed to achieving a goal

he's out to get even with the guy who beat him last time around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intent
• determined
• resolute
• positive
• bound
• resolved
• decisive
• firm
• confident
• set
• bent (on or upon)
• purposeful
• serious
• do-or-die
• adamant
• single-minded
• certain
• sure
• on one's mettle
• hell-bent (on or upon)
• hardened
• earnest
• persistent
• steady
• vehement
• hard
• bitter
• willful
• stubborn
• cocksure
• unswerving
• unwavering
• unhesitating
• unrelenting
• rigid
• uncompromising
• unfaltering
• immovable
• unbending
• dogged
• mulish
• implacable
• adamantine
• perverse
• unyielding
• tenacious
• inflexible
• obdurate
• headstrong
• pigheaded
• pertinacious
• hardheaded
• self-willed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unresolved
• hesitant
• undetermined
• uncertain
• unsure
• faltering
• doubtful
• irresolute
• indecisive
• suspicious
• skeptical
• wavering
• dubious
• undecided
• reluctant
• unconvinced
• unsettled
• vacillating
• distrustful
• weak-kneed
• loath
• mistrustful
• indisposed
• disinclined

2

as in missing

not at a certain place

half the staff is out with the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• missing
• away
• absent
• gone
• retired
• departed
• truant
• abroad
• AWOL
• vacationing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• here
• present
• in
• participating
• attending
• accompanying

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verb

1

as in to spread

to become known

the truth will out eventually

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spread
• circulate
• get out
• break
• come out
• get around
• unfold
• get about
• tell
• reveal
• get round
• develop
• leak (out)
• disclose
• spill
• transpire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppress
• hide
• conceal
• disguise
• mask
• hush (up)
• secrete

2

as in to eject

to drive or force out

before moving in, we outed all the furry little creatures who had settled in the cabin over the winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eject
• chase
• banish
• dismiss
• expel
• sack
• cast out
• evict
• rout
• remove
• kick out
• run off
• turf (out)
• turn out
• extrude
• bounce
• drum (out)
• fire
• throw out
• oust
• boot (out)
• shut out
• read out
• exile
• can
• give one the gate
• send packing
• ostracize
• muster out
• displace
• dispossess
• deport
• terminate
• retire
• ax
• expatriate
• release
• deforce
• discharge
• pink-slip
• cashier
• defenestrate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take
• receive
• accept
• admit
• take in
• welcome
• house
• shelter
• entertain
• harbor
• lodge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of out

Adverb

The need is out there Eden Village’s first development, near 10th and Metropolitan, had its grand opening about two years ago. —Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026

While Wheeler technically made it through inning one without letting a single batter move to first, all three batters were out on fielded ground or fly balls. —Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 13 May 2026

Noun

Stagg’s Dorian Urquizo reached base on a chopper in front of the plate with two outs in the fifth. —Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026

Try-outs are in a couple weeks. —Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

Adjective

So is ensuring the Astros can out-score opponents. —Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 May 2026

The Dodgers challenged the out call at first, but it was upheld. —CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026

Verb

Since whistleblowers outed OpenAI’s mistake, cops have gotten access to the shooter’s logs, but families and their legal team have not, Edelson confirmed. —Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026

The procedures noted that in some cases, outing students to parents could be dangerous to their health and well-being, and school officials should ask the students for consent to notify their parents of the support plan. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026