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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Newsom’s office said that the growth of In-Home Supportive Services placements in California was “simple,” and due to California “keeping more people OUT of far more expensive nursing homes!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

OUT OF THE glittering darkness swims Abdiel Jacobsen: a UW dance instructor, hustle evangelist and host for the evening, looking effervescent in a silver, shiny, spaghetti-strap dress with matching trousers and 3.5-inch heels.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2023

"I am America," she told OUT Magazine in November 2021.

From Reuters • Mar. 28, 2022

The couple also contribute travel related content to the magazine OUT Traveler.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021

FAR, FAR OUT in the ocean, a sailboat drifted.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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