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

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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

A lot of people can start out in this industry reading your stuff and telling you what they think is wrong without asking you why you did something the way that you did it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 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

They start out with ballet and move on to disco, and then break-dancing, before the subway cops catch on.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

start out

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