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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She then took her phone out and phoned an ambulance and her friend phoned the police.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

China vehemently denies these allegations, saying its policies have rooted out extremism in Xinjiang and boosted economic development.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“It seems like every food manufacturer has a product coming out with enhanced protein,” said Brian Walton, an economist at Bozic, a dairy-market data-aggregation hub.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

A lot of the larger businesses are now going out of town or into retail parks.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Spaniards then set out to convert as many Filipinos as possible to Catholicism.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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