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Synonyms of outing
(Entry 1 of 2)
outing
verb
present participle of out
Synonyms & Antonyms of outing (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to become known
- the truth will out eventually
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2
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 for outing
- banishing,
- booting (out),
- bouncing,
- casting out,
- chasing,
- dismissing,
- drumming (out),
- ejecting,
- expelling,
- extruding,
- kicking out,
- ousting,
- routing,
- running off,
- throwing out,
- turfing (out)
- [chiefly British],
- turning out
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Phrases Synonymous with outing
- giving one the gate
- [slang],
- sending packing
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“Outing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outing. Accessed 19 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of outing was in 1821
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