What is another word for out?

Across its 17 senses, out has 14 distinct synonyms: extinct, forbidden, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten, knocked out, and others. Each belongs to a specific meaning, listed on this page under the sense it serves.

What is the opposite of out?

The recorded antonym is safe. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.

Why are the synonyms for out split into groups?

Because out carries 17 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Does this page cover every sense of out?

It covers the 9 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 8 senses have none recorded, so they are left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.

Where do the synonyms for out come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Synonyms and antonyms

out

out/ˈaʊt/

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out has 14 distinct synonyms spread across 6 of its 17 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is safe.

14
Distinct synonyms: 1
Antonym: 9 of 17
Senses with a relation

Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.

out as an adjective

4 of 10 senses carry a relation

1.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
“he was tagged out at second on a close play”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Antonymssafe
2.
being out or having grown cold
“threw his extinct cigarette into the stream”
Synonymsextinct
5.
excluded from use or mention
“forbidden fruit”
Synonymsforbidden prohibited proscribed taboo tabu verboten
10.
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
Synonymsknocked out kayoed KO'd stunned

out as a verb

3 of 3 senses carry a relation

1.
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
“This actor outed last year”
Synonymscome out of the closet come out
Related
Broaderunwrap
2.
reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
“The gay actor was outed last week”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broaderunwrap
3.
be made known; be disclosed or revealed
“The truth will out”
Synonymscome out

out as an adverb

1 of 3 senses carry a relation

3.
from one's possession
“he gave out money to the poor”
Synonymsaway

out as a noun

1 of 1 sense carry a relation

1.
(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
“you only get 3 outs per inning”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broaderfailure
Narrowerputout strikeout

8 of the 17 recorded senses carry no synonym, antonym or related term, so they are not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for out.

Questions about out

What is another word for out?: Across its 17 senses, out has 14 distinct synonyms: extinct, forbidden, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten, knocked out, and others. Each belongs to a specific meaning, listed on this page under the sense it serves.
What is the opposite of out?: The recorded antonym is safe. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.
Why are the synonyms for out split into groups?: Because out carries 17 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.
Does this page cover every sense of out?: It covers the 9 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 8 senses have none recorded, so they are left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.
Where do the synonyms for out come from?: From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of out

Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for out come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.

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