Definitions

start out

VERB

depart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon blast off disappear escape evacuate exit go pull out quit remove retire vacate withdraw

STRONG

abdicate absent decamp desert emigrate migrate part perish scram secede split start tergiversate troop vanish

WEAK

beat it cut and run cut out get away git go away go forth hit the bricks hit the road hit the trail make a break march out move on move out sally forth say goodbye set forth shove off slip away take leave

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come in continue enter fill occupy persevere remain stay

STRONG

combine come join

WEAK

keep to linger wait

VERB

set sail

Synonyms

WEAK

dive in go ahead set out

VERB

shove off

Synonyms

WEAK

blow clear out depart exit get off go go away pull out push off quit run along take off vamoose

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come

VERB

strike out

Synonyms

WEAK

bear begin get under way head initiate light out make set out start take off

Antonyms

WEAK

remain stay

Example Sentences

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The couple started out in Los Angeles—Semple staged huge parties with more than 200 guests—but life quieted when they moved to Seattle with their young daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal

What may have started out as a good idea became too good as deals got dicier.

From Barron's

When I started out in management, I always believed I had the responsibility to be the first into the training ground and last out in the evening.

From BBC

Overall, the results suggest that NGC 1365 started out as a relatively small galaxy and gradually grew into a massive spiral through multiple mergers with smaller neighbors.

From Science Daily

Ambitious city women start out thinking they’re going to grab the world by the tail, pull it down and put it in their pocket.

From Salon

start out

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