head out

VERB

leave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disappear escape flee fly go move quit retire start take off withdraw

STRONG

abscond decamp defect desert ditch elope embark emigrate exit flit forsake issue migrate part relinquish sally scram slip slip away split vacate vamoose vanish

WEAK

beat it break away clear out come away cut out give the slip go away go forth move out pull out push off remove oneself ride off run along say goodbye set out slip out step down take a hike take leave walk out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come complete face finish remain stay stop

STRONG

come in hold join keep

WEAK

care continue maintain

Example Sentences

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"I began flashing my phone torch as close to the window as I could and then she popped her head out, then we let her know what was going on," he added.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

By Saturday, the first chick had popped its head out of the shell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

And yet, on travel websites across the internet, writers provide jet-setters with terrifically specific guidance: what time of day to head out, what kind of shoes to wear, and where to score a deal.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Even more oil might have been able to head out via the Red Sea had another pipeline not fallen hostage to regional hostilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Mama had gone to bed, and Dyedka carved at the end of his walking stick with a knife, forming a goat’s head out of the knobby top.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

head out

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