Definitions

out

[out] / aʊt /

ADJECTIVE

not possible; gone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

away outside

STRONG

absent antiquated cold dated dead doused ended exhausted expired extinguished finished impossible outmoded

WEAK

at an end behind the times démodé not allowed not on old-fashioned old-hat passé ruled out unacceptable unfashionable used-up

Antonyms

STRONG

animated existing incomplete interested modern new saved stored unfinished warm

WEAK

here possible

ADVERB

outside, outdoors

Synonyms

WEAK

out-of-doors outward without

Antonyms

WEAK

in indoors inside

Example Sentences

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With more than 98% of the votes counted in Sunday’s runoff election, she overtook her leftist opponent, Roberto Sánchez, with 50.002% support—a difference of just a few hundred votes out of nearly 20 million cast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Her death leaves the question of the succession in Thailand unanswered, and the severity of the country's lese majeste law rules out any public discussion of it.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal threw out the corruption case against her last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He has his work cut out now to stop that becoming the epitaph to his premiership.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

“How’d you know how to take out a bullet?”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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