WALKING OUT Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

walking out 1 of 2

noun

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as in departure

the act of leaving a place your unexplained walking out like that was rude

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walking out

2 of 2

verb

present participle of walk out

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

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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

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Recent Examples of walking out

Verb

Besides United Teachers Los Angeles walking out, bus drivers also will join them, making transportation unavailable for sports activities. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Wife Izzy shared a photo earlier this month of Bo walking out of the hospital with their newborn baby girl, Riley Belle, without a boot, crutches, or scooter. —

Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026 The first officer on scene found Steven Jones outside of a home and was able to keep his distance from him despite him walking out onto the street toward the officer, body camera footage shows. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026 Their adorable appearance was short but sweet, with the siblings walking out with their mom and waving to fans. —

Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Mar. 2026 Thousands of immigrants have been ambushed by masked ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza over the past year while walking out of court hearings and held in custody at the complex, according to ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project. —

Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 Three Air Canada Express crew members were seen walking out and giving reporters a thumb's up. —

Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 Suddenly, Perez spotted the jet-black body and white head of a mature gobbler walking out of the woods to our left. —

Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026 This was the face of the franchise walking out the door. —

Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for walking out

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Her departure only adds to the rebuilding job head coach Mark Campbell will need to do this off-season as TCU must replace Big 12 Player of the Year Olivia Miles and first team All-Big 12 forward Marta Suarez along with starting wing Taylor Bigby.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Wheeler-Thomas will battle to fill the void after the departure of Dylan Andrews, who played one season for the Broncos after transferring from UCLA.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026