Synonyms of step out

step out

verb

1

as in to cheat

to be sexually unfaithful

if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• screw around
• play (around)
• cat (around)
• fool around
• philander
• sleep
• mate
• lie
• couple
• make out
• fornicate
• copulate
• tomcat (around)
• womanize
• lust

2

as in to die

to stop living

my greedy relatives are only being nice to me because they expect me to step out any time now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• pass (on)
• fall
• pass away
• perish
• check out
• buy it
• succumb
• kick in
• depart
• part
• exit
• peg out
• kick off
• end
• go
• disappear
• pop off
• snuff it
• expire
• demise
• bite the dust
• kick the bucket
• give up the ghost
• drop
• fade
• conk (out)
• croak
• decease
• dry up
• flatline
• fail
• consume
• predecease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• come to
• breathe
• revive
• be
• exist
• linger
• flourish
• thrive
• subsist
• prosper

3

as in to mix

to take part in social activities

waited until a year after her husband's death before stepping out again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mix
• mingle
• associate
• go out
• rub elbows
• socialize
• party
• fraternize
• revel
• hobnob
• circulate
• carouse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• shun
• eschew
• slight
• snub

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of step out

Even before the oyster fisherman with the Totenkopf chest ink officially stepped out of the race, Dempsey’s name was being floated by an unidentified Democratic group polling Maine voters about possible replacements. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

In June, Kensington Palace shared that Kate and George stepped out for a joint engagement at RAF Coningsby, a Royal Air Force Base, in honor of Armed Forces Day. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

When the publicist said our time was up, Hiddleston stepped out of time and took one more question. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

There’s also the theory that the SEC stepping out on its own and setting such rules would withstand antitrust scrutiny because players have the option to play in other conferences. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 21 July 2026