Definitions

sold out

[sohld-out] / ˈsoʊldˈaʊt /

ADJECTIVE

crowded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cramped full huddled jam-packed jammed loaded packed populous teeming

STRONG

brimming clean close compact crammed crushed massed mobbed overflowing stuffed swarming thronged

WEAK

SRO awash brimful chock-full dense elbow-to-elbow filled to the rafters fit to bust full house full up lousy with mob scene sardined standing room only stiff with thick thickset tight topped off up to here up to the hilt wall-to-wall

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deserted empty

STRONG

imprecise loose

WEAK

uncongested uncrowded unfilled

ADJECTIVE

depleted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drained reduced vacant weakened

STRONG

bare collapsed decreased depreciated emptied lessened sapped sold spent used wasted worn

WEAK

all in bleary destitute devoid of effete far-gone in want kaput out of pooped out short of sucked out used-up washed out without resources worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

energized full

WEAK

augmented enlarged increased unconsumed unused

Example Sentences

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Mehrshad, who works in a shop in Tehran, agreed the players appeared to have sold out, but said they were likely in a tough spot.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The company said its production capacity was fully sold out for this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The games have been sold out since October.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

But the media attention generated by the dispute turned out to be great publicity: the brewery nearly sold out of John Lemon in a matter of days.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The publisher, John Murray, and Charles had put out advance word about the book, and the first printing sold out in one day.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

sold out

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