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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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He dropped out of university to focus on his sportswear brand Gymshark.

From BBC • May 15, 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, a close ally of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was born in Ahmedabad in Gujarat state to a middle-class family but dropped out of school at 16.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“She caught the acting bug so severely that she dropped out, moved to New York, changed her name to Elizabeth Ashley, and landed on the cover of Life within a year.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Gregor had just begun lessons at school when his dad had dropped out of sight and become a prisoner of the rats who probably hated music.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins