WALKOUT Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of walk out

as in to exit

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 to strike

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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walkout

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noun

ˈwȯk-ˌau̇t

as in strike

a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands after four weeks of the walkout, management gave in

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Recent Examples of walk out

Verb

Officers encountered Spencer walking out of the property and arrested him on suspicion of burglary, the department told Fox News Digital. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Cuban diplomats present at the assembly then walked out of the room. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Noun

In Netanyahu’s appearance before the General Assembly, he was met with a mix of cheers, boos and mass walkouts, according to the Associated Press. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Netanyahu on Thursday addressed the UN General Assembly amid a walkout by some delegates inside the hall. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out

Verb

Investing more heavily in technology, shifting resources to a newer product line or exiting an activity with poor long-term economics are rational decisions.

— Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Six days after Guillen collapsed while exiting X2, Naomi Greer-Wilkinson rode the roller coaster.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of exit

Verb

Harris was driving a 2014 Buick Enclave south near Sandy Ridge Road when the vehicle crossed the center line and left the roadway, striking the guardrail, becoming airborne and overturning, the report says.

— Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Shots also struck the wall of a nursery their small children were in.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of strike

Verb

Taken together, the announcements show Meta moving beyond the idea of glasses as simply VR or camera devices.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
There’s been a steady drumbeat of streaming price hikes as companies over the last few years — and months — as companies moved away from a focus on subscriber additions to profitability.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of move

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The walking path leads past the animals to the property’s three cabins, giving larger groups the option to stay close while still having their own space.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
Some of my earliest memories are walking down the aerobridge with mum and getting to visit the flight deck.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of walk

Verb

Kenita Lloyd, will depart just short of five years of service at the end of 2026, according to an internal memo obtained by The News and two sources.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Smith departed the network in March 2024 after 12 years, with a send-off on NBC’s Today.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

Menopausal women spent years unable to get relief from the potentially deadly but often preventable effects of recurrent urinary tract infections, due to the FDA’s black box warning for estrogen products.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026
Even if Xi’s trip proves to be more form than function, Lyle Goldstein, the director of the Asia Program at Defense Priorities, argued that getting the pair in the same room is a step in the right direction.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

Witness told police that one of those men pulled out a gun and shot the other before fleeing the scene.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
To kick off the show, then, Madge had to pull out all of the stops—including a fabulous stage wardrobe, styled by her longtime collaborator Rita Melssen.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

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