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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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Perhaps he did not mean his words to come out the way they did.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Maybe we’ll really let things go so far that we’ll seriously need to consider blotting out the sky someday soon.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

This has been a challenging domestic campaign for Newcastle, but there can be no doubt that the former England international has done what he set out to do.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hansen felt like he was "falling out of the sky" as his spacecraft followed its complex flight path to the Moon, the Canadian said in a Saturday video call.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

She set a few more out on the counter for Maggie.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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