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dropped out

VERB

stop doing an activity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon back out cease give up quit withdraw

WEAK

forsake give notice leave renege retreat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue remain stay

WEAK

begin carry out engage join

Example Sentences

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Raised by a single mother after his father died soon after his birth, Woodson dropped out of high school to join the Air Force.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Interest began to accrue this loan as soon as it was sent to your stepdaughter’s school, and it will continue to grow whether she’s in school, has deferred or dropped out.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Adani was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, to a middle-class family but dropped out of school at 16 and moved to financial capital Mumbai to find work in the city's lucrative gem trade.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

It is also the fairytale story of a young man who dropped out of school aged 16 to move to Sheffield, England, in pursuit of a dream to turn professional.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Three weeks into the semester, Paul dropped out, and my father, convinced that his son's lawn-mowing skills bordered on genius, set him up in the landscaping business.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris