Synonyms of outed

outed

verb

past tense of out

1

as in circulated

to become known

the truth will out eventually

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circulated
• spread
• revealed
• came out
• got out
• told
• broke
• unfolded
• disclosed
• leaked (out)
• got about
• developed
• got around
• got round
• transpired
• spilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• concealed
• hid
• disguised
• masked
• secreted
• hushed (up)

2

as in dismissed

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

• dismissed
• ejected
• banished
• chased
• expelled
• evicted
• sacked
• removed
• ousted
• routed
• fired
• kicked out
• cast out
• turned out
• extruded
• ostracized
• ran off
• sent packing
• booted (out)
• threw out
• exiled
• drummed (out)
• bounced
• deported
• expatriated
• gave one the gate
• turfed (out)
• terminated
• shut out
• released
• axed
• read out
• retired
• dispossessed
• displaced
• discharged
• cashiered
• mustered out
• canned
• deforced
• defenestrated
• pink-slipped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• admitted
• received
• accepted
• took
• welcomed
• took in
• housed
• entertained
• lodged
• sheltered
• harbored

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outed

Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

Photoplay’s feature Hollywood’s Unmarried Husbands and Wives outed several of the era’s most bankable couples—Clark Gable and Carole Lombard among them—for the crime of cohabitating without paperwork. — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Thiel mentioned the news outlet Gawker, which had recently outed him as gay. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

And what happens to someone who’s been outed like that, as a fake? — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, trainer Rick Burkholder, and general manager Brett Veach were outed by their tailor, who went online to brag about fitting their suits. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026

And if they're caught rocking some flops in Cinque Terre, they won't just be outed as a fashion victim. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026

Phil and Tony butt heads over a litany of issues, but one of the big hangups between the two of them in the first half of season six revolves around one of Tony's top earners, Vito Spatafore, being outed as a gay man. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

The finale concluded on an uncomfortable cliffhanger between Benny and Carmen, as the former walked in on the latter making out with his crush Miles (Rish Shah), leading to an unexpected confrontation in which Benny is accidentally outed to his sister. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 June 2026