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Definitions

head out

VERB
leave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disappear escape flee fly go move quit retire start take off withdraw
STRONG
abscond decamp defect desert ditch elope embark emigrate exit flit forsake issue migrate part relinquish sally scram slip slip away split vacate vamoose vanish
WEAK
beat it break away clear out come away cut out give the slip go away go forth move out pull out push off remove oneself ride off run along say goodbye set out slip out step down take a hike take leave walk out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come complete face finish remain stay stop
STRONG
come in hold join keep
WEAK
care continue maintain

Example Sentences

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And yet, on travel websites across the internet, writers provide jet-setters with terrifically specific guidance: what time of day to head out, what kind of shoes to wear, and where to score a deal.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Reading science has shown for decades that our current educational system needs to get its head out of the sand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

It can head out in any direction, including towards the Earth.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

Still, with just two days until Thanksgiving, they “might tell most of this week’s story before many participants head out ahead of the break,” notes Joe Mazzola, head trading and derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

He poked his head out, to make sure no one had followed us, I guess, and then leaned back against the wall.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.