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Definitions

lights out

NOUN
bedtime
Synonyms
WEAK
sack time sleep time sleepy time slumbertime time to hit the hay time to hit the sack time to retire time to turn in
NOUN
curtains
Synonyms
STRONG
death exit extinction taps
WEAK
bitter end end of life end of the line
NOUN
demise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapse departure dissolution downfall extinction failure passing termination
STRONG
annihilation curtains decease dying end ending expiration fall quietus ruin silence sleep
WEAK
final thrill last out last roundup number's up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accomplishment beginning rise start success
STRONG
birth commencement construction creation opening

Example Sentences

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"It means we can potentially design drugs that target the parasite's ARK1 specifically, turning the lights out on malaria without harming the patient."

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

The strategy shot the lights out when the housing and dotcom bubbles burst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Your firm’s IPO ETF has been relatively flat this year while the International IPO ETF is shooting the lights out, with a gain of nearly 40%.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

They then travelled to Rothley where they waited in Mrs Spragg's car with the lights out.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

“Time to turn these lights out and go to sleep. Tomorrow’s Saturday, and I don’t want to hear any fuss in the morning about getting up ’cuz you were up all night reading.”

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.