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walk out

VERB
go out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart exit
WEAK
decamp go on strike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive enter
WEAK
come back inflame
VERB
leave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disappear escape flee fly go move quit retire start take off withdraw
STRONG
abscond decamp defect desert ditch elope embark emigrate exit flit forsake issue migrate part relinquish sally scram slip slip away split vacate vamoose vanish
WEAK
beat it break away clear out come away cut out give the slip go away go forth head out move out pull out push off remove oneself ride off run along say goodbye set out slip out step down take a hike take leave
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come complete face finish remain stay stop
STRONG
come in hold join keep
WEAK
care continue maintain
VERB
picket
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blockade boycott demonstrate protest
STRONG
strike
WEAK
hit the bricks stage a walkout
VERB
resign
Synonyms
STRONG
abandon abdicate capitulate cede drop fold forgo forsake leave quit relinquish renounce retire secede surrender terminate vacate waive yield
WEAK
bail out bow out cease work demit divorce oneself from drop out end service give notice give up the ship hand in resignation hand over hang it up separate oneself from sign off stand aside stand down step down throw in the towel turn over wash hands of
Antonyms
STRONG
assert begin claim come continue defend do fight hold join keep maintain pursue remain retain win
WEAK
agree take on
VERB
step down
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon abdicate bow out drop out leave quit retire terminate
WEAK
cease work give notice hand in resignation hang it up sign off throw in the towel
Antonyms
STRONGEST
assert begin come continue defend hold join keep maintain remain retain

Example Sentences

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Those are industrial robots, which don’t walk out of the factory.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“What are the Chinese going to think when I walk out of car number four instead of car number two?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Only drivers belonging to the RMT union are due to walk out - that is roughly half of the total number of drivers on the network.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

After a good night, Berry and Cynthia would walk out with about $150 each.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Steve was sitting at the end of the table and he starts to put his papers in order really conspicuously—as if to say, ‘If it wasn’t rude, I’d walk out now.’

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis