Definitions

start out

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depart v.
set sail v.
shove off v.
strike out v.

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

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start out

“Their emails start out, ‘You’re my last hope of not being a crippled, miserable, dead person,’ ” he said.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Tarlov didn’t start out seeking a career as a TV personality, although her family background likely helped her understand media and communication.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

So you might start out retirement with 50% in stocks and 50% in fixed income, and then slowly increase your fixed-income portion while trimming equity exposure.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Just because you start out being a size 6, doesn't mean you'll remain a size 6.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

“With Aymo. Then you come. Then Piani. We'll start out on the road for Cormons.”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

start out

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