Definitions

out

[out] / aʊt /

ADJECTIVE

not possible; gone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

away outside

STRONG

absent antiquated cold dated dead doused ended exhausted expired extinguished finished impossible outmoded

WEAK

at an end behind the times démodé not allowed not on old-fashioned old-hat passé ruled out unacceptable unfashionable used-up

Antonyms

STRONG

animated existing incomplete interested modern new saved stored unfinished warm

WEAK

here possible

ADVERB

outside, outdoors

Synonyms

WEAK

out-of-doors outward without

Antonyms

WEAK

in indoors inside

Example Sentences

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Around 200 households have booked the service since it was rolled out in March.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Kris Harrison declined to attend the inquest to give evidence, but in written statements said the gun just "went off" as he lifted it out of a case to show his daughter.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

He gave in and was assigned to an army medical unit for a year -- where he met contract soldiers trying to find a way out.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

By carrying out these roles, MN-zymes may have influenced early chemical reactions using natural sources of energy such as light, heat, and electricity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

But Father Julien suspects he’ll be killed anyway if the diary makes it out of the university and the Japanese read it in its entirety.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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