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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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“And they need to start out by listening, by asking rural people, ‘What are your needs here?

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

As a member of Gen Z, I have had the option of reading books digitally for most of my life—and I didn’t initially start out as a physical-book purist.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026

The bigger screens start out as indulgences for gadget nerds, but by 2020, nearly everyone is upsizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

"V1298 Tau shows us that today's super-Earths and sub-Neptunes start out as giant, puffy worlds that contract over time. We're essentially watching the universe's most successful planetary architecture in the making."

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

I start out by leaning on his shoulder, but I’m so wobbly he just scoops me up and carries me upstairs.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins