STEPPED OUT Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

stepped out

verb

past tense of step out

as in cheated

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

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as in died

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

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as in mixed

to take part in social activities waited until a year after her husband's death before stepping out again

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Recent Examples of stepped out Lively stepped out in New York City to attend the holiday collection launch of jeweler Brent Neale at Majorelle in the Upper East Side, making a sparkling return to the party circuit. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026 The couple stepped out to celebrate the October 31 holiday in London. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026 The Bruins stepped out of conference play and shut out Nevada 27-0. — Eric Olson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026 On Friday night, Rita Ora stepped out in New York City to attend the annual Frankie Shop’s Halloween party dressed up as the late Dolly Parton. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026 Donning a pink skirt suit and matching pillbox hat stained with fake blood, Fox stepped out as the former First Lady during an event for Urban Decay. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2026 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have finally stepped out together for the first time since returning to the UK, making a joint appearance in Nottingham. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2026

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Verb

But the idea that girls are being cheated is personal for some athletes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Miller—who is no stranger to extramarital tabloid scandals herself—has also mastered her getting-cheated-on performances.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheated

Verb

Juan Atkins, the originator of techno music and a founding member of the electronic music group Cybotron, has died at the age of 64.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Both victims were University of Colorado Boulder students, and the Boulder County Coroner's Office will release the identity of the victim who died, according to a news release from the city of Boulder.

— Eric Mack , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of died

Verb

Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate leader who stepped in to the race after scandals felled nominee Graham Platner in July.

— Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fell

Verb

In between the dinner of chicken pot pie — the long-standing dinner tradition at the CFDA Awards —and the accolades, guests got up and mixed and mingled among the tables underneath the life-sized, 94-foot-long, 21,000-pound giant blue whale.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
Women in floor-length sparkly gowns mingled with men in tuxes.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of mingled

Verb

Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Staff described students as often seeming physically and mentally worn down and checked out.

— Crystal Cederna, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of checked out

Verb

This’s associated with the gel’s ability to be stored long term.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
People talking to an AI in an abusive and cruel way are more likely to be associated with trying to get the AI model to engage in dangerous requests, like trying to get around an AI’s safety guardrails, Campbell added.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of associated

Verb

Adding to the confusion, a young female pilot has since been reported to have perished in the crash.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
The Spanish Interior Ministry said in a statement Thursday that six more victims were added to the death toll overnight, bringing the total number of people who perished in the crash to 74.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of perished

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