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 ring itself might start out many miles in diameter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

You may need to decrease your contributions at some point, but if you start out by saving less, it will be harder to catch up.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

The two Californians would start out closely matched in good looks and charisma.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

You might start out in the morning with the river like a velvety shimmery cloth, and by noon it could be full of ripples and waves and splashes.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

start out

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