Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

outage

[ou-tij] / ˈaʊ tɪdʒ /


NOUN
suspension of operation
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Novelis said it mobilized its plants in Europe and South Korea to supply U.S. customers during the outage in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

According to online outage tracker Downdetector, users started reporting problems at around 1115 BST.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Rastin, who also studies computer science, told AP the end of the outage was "100% a positive thing".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The airline struggled more than rivals after the CrowdStrike outage two summers ago crashed millions of computers around the world running Microsoft’s Windows operating system.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

I hated that my experiment had caused a power outage.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas



Vocabulary lists containing outage


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "outage" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com