out of the woods

ADJECTIVE

better

Synonyms

STRONGEST

improving well

STRONG

convalescent cured fitter mending progressing recovering

WEAK

fully recovered healthier less ill more healthy on the comeback trail on the mend on the road to recovery over the hump stronger

Antonyms

WEAK

littler more ill sicker smaller tinier unhealthy worse

Example Sentences

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Citi wasn’t out of the woods even after the “bad bank” was shuttered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

So while the market seems relatively unscathed by the war right now, stocks are far from being out of the woods just yet.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

She said when she moved to London she "still wasn't out of the woods".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The owners are not out of the woods yet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

And when they came out of the woods at the top they could see thousands of lights in the valley down below them.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

out of the woods

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