Definitions

ease out

VERB

part

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pull out separate

STRONG

break depart go quit split withdraw

WEAK

break off break up clear out cut and run dedomicile go separate ways hit the road leave flat part company push off quit the scene say goodbye ship out shove off split up take a hike take leave take off walk out on

Antonyms

STRONG

allow come continue join remain stay wait

WEAK

arrive connect

VERB

withdraw

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart disengage drop out eliminate go leave pull back pull out quit retire retreat

STRONG

abjure blow book detach exit extract quail recede recoil secede shrink switch vacate

WEAK

absent oneself back out bail out bow out check out draw away draw back exfiltrate fall back get away get lost get off give ground give way keep aloof keep apart make oneself scarce phase out run along seclude oneself take a hike take away take leave take off take out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin come continue engage enter join keep persevere stay

STRONG

arrive combine come in face meet unite

WEAK

advance allow permit remain

Example Sentences

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The dollar/yen pair rose 0.1% to 150.52, after data showed Japan's economy contracted in July-September, complicating the central bank's efforts to ease out of its ultra-easy monetary policy.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2023

It was a way to ease out of one day and into the next in the spaces that I would have been chatting with my partner Chris.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

“If this week goes well then hopefully, I’m not in it anymore. They want you to ease out of it.”

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2022

Australia's biggest city Sydney is likely to ease out of lockdown from next month, provided a vaccination threshold is reached.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2021

So I was actually trying to ease out of the whole Star Wars thing a bit.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

ease out

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