exit means "an opening that permits escape or release". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in exit?

exit has 2 syllables: ex-it. The stress falls on "ex". In IPA it is /ˈɛɡzɪt/.

What is another word for exit?

Close synonyms include issue, outlet, way out, passing, loss. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of exit?

The recorded antonyms are enter.

Is exit a common word?

exit is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

exit — meaning, pronunciation and 6 definitions

noun

3 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
an opening that permits escape or release
“he blocked the way out”
“the canyon had only one issue”
Synonymsissue outlet way out
Broaderopening
Narroweroutfall
2.
euphemistic expressions for death
“thousands mourned his passing”
Synonymspassing loss departure expiration going release
Broaderdeath
euphemism
3.
the act of going out
Broaderdeparture

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
move out of or depart from
“leave the room”
“the fugitive has left the country”
Synonymsgo out get out leave
Antonymsenter
Broadermove
Narrowergo pop out file out hop out fall out get off step out eject undock log out
2.
lose the lead
Broaderplay
card game
3.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
“She died from cancer”
“The children perished in the fire”
“The patient went peacefully”
“The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102”
Synonymsdie decease perish go pass away expire pass kick the bucket cash in one's chips buy the farm conk give-up the ghost drop dead pop off
Broaderchange state
Narrowerabort suffocate buy it drown predecease starve fall succumb

Other forms of exit

plural: exits·
past tense: exitted·
present participle: exitting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about exit

What does exit mean?: exit means "an opening that permits escape or release". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in exit?: exit has 2 syllables: ex-it. The stress falls on "ex". In IPA it is /ˈɛɡzɪt/.
What is another word for exit?: Close synonyms include issue, outlet, way out, passing, loss. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of exit?: The recorded antonyms are enter.
Is exit a common word?: exit is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for exit come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

noun

3 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
an opening that permits escape or release
“he blocked the way out”
“the canyon had only one issue”
Synonymsissue outlet way out
Broaderopening
Narroweroutfall
2.
euphemistic expressions for death
“thousands mourned his passing”
Synonymspassing loss departure expiration going release
Broaderdeath
euphemism
3.
the act of going out
Broaderdeparture

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
move out of or depart from
“leave the room”
“the fugitive has left the country”
Synonymsgo out get out leave
Antonymsenter
Broadermove
Narrowergo pop out file out hop out fall out get off step out eject undock log out
2.
lose the lead
Broaderplay
card game
3.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
“She died from cancer”
“The children perished in the fire”
“The patient went peacefully”
“The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102”
Synonymsdie decease perish go pass away expire pass kick the bucket cash in one's chips buy the farm conk give-up the ghost drop dead pop off
Broaderchange state
Narrowerabort suffocate buy it drown predecease starve fall succumb

Other forms of exit

plural: exits·
past tense: exitted·
present participle: exitting·

Questions about exit

What does exit mean?: exit means "an opening that permits escape or release". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in exit?: exit has 2 syllables: ex-it. The stress falls on "ex". In IPA it is /ˈɛɡzɪt/.
What is another word for exit?: Close synonyms include issue, outlet, way out, passing, loss. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of exit?: The recorded antonyms are enter.
Is exit a common word?: exit is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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