OUTING Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈau̇-tiŋ

Definition of outing

as in excursion

a short trip for pleasure an outing to the zoo

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outing

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verb

present participle of out

as in spreading

to become known the truth will out eventually

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as in dismissing

to drive or force out before moving in, we outed all the furry little creatures who had settled in the cabin over the winter

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Recent Examples of outing

Noun

The couple’s outing comes close on the heels of a far more glitzy appearance at the Emmy Awards earlier in the week. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026 After three suboptimal innings, Glasnow settled down in a trust-building exercise of an outing against the Giants and their triple A-caliber lineup. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Verb

He was criticized for outing LGBTQ+ stars who hadn’t revealed their sexuality publicly, and for bullying others by mocking their misfortune. — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026 Holmes, who has been sidelined since mid-May due to a right fibula fracture, built up to 73 pitches in his third rehab outing Sunday. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outing

Noun

Wells, 18 and Black, joined friends on a Fourth of July boat excursion to an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast but did not return with them.

— Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
During an October 2025 trip to Northern Ireland, the Princess of Wales wore pieces by Ralph Lauren, Barbour and Really Wild, among others, in a similar color scheme to Thursday’s Scotland excursion.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of excursion

Verb

The outbreak is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers' strike and intense population movements.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
The case was sparked by a nearly $800 million settlement Fox paid to Dominion Voting Systems, which accused the network of spreading conspiracy theories about fraud in the 2020 election.

— Maddy Lauria, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of spreading

Noun

Singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe and Danish band Lukas Graham, who had been expected to support Sheeran on upcoming North American dates, both withdrew from the tour.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
But, as Miley pointed out, sleeping in your bed on a moving tour bus isn’t exactly the same experience as sleeping in it at home.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of tour

Verb

The technology allows it to be updated more quickly to match circulating virus strains.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Fans were crushed when the Blue Jackets appeared ready to trade Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Zach Werenski, with reports circulating that Werenski’s future in Columbus was in doubt beyond his current contract.

— Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of circulating

Verb

There are playbooks, touchdowns, running, passing and players chasing each other all over the field.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Produced almost exclusively by Oscar Scheller — who has crafted tracks for PinkPantheress and Lily Allen — the 12-track project finds Kelela chasing intimacy, desire and emotional refuge in the midst of an increasingly chaotic world.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of chasing

Verb

But being that a similar kidnapping thriller was coming out with A24’s Spike Lee joint Highest 2 Lowest, Affleck pulled the plug on that version of Animals two weeks before production was set to begin.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
Lance Leipold needed just one word to describe his level of concern about Kansas’ running back depth coming out of Saturday’s game at Wembley Stadium.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming out

Verb

Out toward the edge, the star would boil unstably, sloughing off outer layers and explosively ejecting mass.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
The impact tore away the entire right side and most of the roof of the vehicle, ejecting all five passengers.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of ejecting

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