What does way out mean?

way out means "an opening that permits escape or release".

What is another word for way out?

Close synonyms include exit, issue, outlet. 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.

Is way out a common word?

way out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

way out — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA 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”
Synonymsexit issue outlet
Broaderopening
Narroweroutfall

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