Synonyms of walking out

walking out 1 of 2

noun

as in departure

the act of leaving a place

your unexplained walking out like that was rude

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departure
• going
• evacuation
• leave
• lighting out
• exodus
• departing
• exiting
• withdrawal
• flight
• parting
• quitting
• exit
• farewell
• retirement
• running away
• outgo
• decampment
• decamping
• emigration
• retreat
• leave-taking
• diaspora
• abandonment
• embarkation
• egress
• disembarkation
• relinquishment
• embarkment
• forsaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrival
• appearance
• coming
• approach
• advent
• entrance
• ingress

walking out

2 of 2

verb

present participle of walk out

1

as in exiting

to leave a place often for another

we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exiting
• departing
• moving
• running along
• going
• pulling out
• stepping (along)
• peeling off
• pushing on
• digging out
• pushing off
• getting off
• bailing out
• packing (up or off)
• getting
• going off
• cutting out
• shoving (off)
• taking off
• buzzing (off)
• clearing out
• bugging out
• clearing off
• beating it
• sallying (forth)
• starting
• buggering off
• hitting the road
• evacuating
• taking a powder
• fleeing
• taking a hike
• escaping
• bugging off
• parting
• pulling stakes
• piking (out or off)
• flying
• bailing
• striking out
• setting out
• quitting
• running away
• booking
• vamoosing
• getting out
• going out
• retiring
• withdrawing
• stepping out
• retreating
• scarpering
• emigrating
• skipping
• lighting out
• mizzling
• removing
• abandoning
• absconding
• deserting
• vacating
• forsaking
• scramming
• decamping
• scatting
• adjourning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming
• showing up
• arriving
• remaining
• turning up
• staying
• settling
• lodging
• approaching
• abiding
• closing
• dwelling
• nearing
• reaching
• hitting
• tarrying
• landing

2

as in striking

to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands

the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• striking
• walking
• sitting in
• locking out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of walking out

Verb

Zaayer walked through the front door and shot Shawna in the face before walking out back and shooting David in the chest. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Comedian Chris Rock was photographed inside a black SUV, while actor Hugh Grant and his wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein were pictured walking out. — Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

That meant three rounds of interviews, three onboarding cycles and three rounds of institutional knowledge walking out the door. — Crystal Gilmore, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Ten minutes later, the outgoing England captain was walking out with Ben Duckett after promoting himself to open the batting in the chase. — ABC News, 28 June 2026

In photos shared by police, the bearded man can be seem walking out of a Best Buy store while wearing a bucket hat and Calvin Klein t-shirt. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 24 June 2026

On June 19, Hathaway casually stepped into the frame of her Instagram Reel in a white maxiskirt and matching blouse, dropping her arms to cradle her growing baby bump before walking out of the shot. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 June 2026

Police responded to the home and were met by Mao, covered in blood, walking out of a side gate with holding his phone with his arms and hands raised above his head. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026

One had a Karoline Leavitt stand-in perpetually walking out of a press conference, taking off more and more mic packs all the while. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 June 2026