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

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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

Boyle attended the Bush Push game as a recent graduate, walking out of Notre Dame Stadium after that loss to USC thinking that the Irish were on the verge of a return to prominence. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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