Definitions

walkout

[wawk-out] / ˈwɔkˌaʊt /

NOUN

demonstration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

parade protest sit-in strike

STRONG

fast lie-in march picket rally teach-in

WEAK

love-in mass lobby peace march picket line

NOUN

departure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

escape evacuation exit exodus flight passage removal retirement retreat separation takeoff withdrawal

STRONG

abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression embarkation emigration expatriation farewell getaway going goodbye hegira leave-taking migration parting powder recession sailing stampede start vacation

WEAK

bow out congé going away quitting setting forth setting-out taking leave taking off vanishing act withdrawing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrival coming entrance stay

STRONG

greeting hello

WEAK

abidance continuation keeping

NOUN

job action

Synonyms

WEAK

blue flu industrial action sick-in slowdown stickout strike tie up

NOUN

sit-down strike

Synonyms

WEAK

called strike out-law strike sit-down wildcat strike work stoppage

NOUN

sit-in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demonstration protest revolt riot sit-down

STRONG

complaint fast grievance march rally strike

WEAK

love-in passive resistance peace march peaceful protest

Antonyms

STRONG

compliance obedience praise submission

NOUN

stoppage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blockage closure cutoff interruption layoff lockout shutdown

STRONG

abeyance arrest check close deduction discontinuance down downtime hindrance obstruction occlusion sit-down standstill stopping

Antonyms

STRONG

advance aid assistance continuation encouragement help promotion

WEAK

beginning go start

NOUN

tie up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

closure gridlock interruption layoff shutdown

STRONG

abeyance arrest blockage check close cutoff deduction discontinuance down downtime hindrance immobilization jam lockout obstruction occlusion sit-down standstill stopping

Antonyms

STRONG

advance aid assistance continuation encouragement help promotion

NOUN

work stoppage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lockout

WEAK

sit-down strike strike

VERB

demonstrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

object protest

STRONG

fast march parade picket rally strike

WEAK

action for a cause lie in manifest march on say no to sit in stage a walkout

Example Sentences

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TfL branded the strikes as "disappointing" but said talks to avert a walkout were planned for Monday.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The four-day walkout from Monday 15 to Friday 19 June will be the 16th of the long-running dispute over pay.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Samsung’s workers are demanding the company allocate 15% of its operating profit for bonuses and are threatening a general walkout from May 21 to June 7.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Talks between Samsung and its labor union to avert a walkout collapsed External link on Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Within four days, their ranks had swelled to more than 365,000, the largest walkout that had ever taken place in the United States.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

walkout

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