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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And it turned out to be all of those things.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

A self-styled "beauty consultant" allegedly allowed "dangerous" cosmetic procedures to be carried out despite a legal injunction against him, a court has heard.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“It’s a natural time to follow up, rather than it being out of the blue.”

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The grocer was founded in 1966 by Japanese immigrants Michio and Aveline Kushi — pioneers of the natural-foods macrobiotic movement — who began selling imported organic goods out of their Boston home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

I catch the stray backpack strap with the sole of my decidedly less glamorous sneaker and drag it out of the aisle.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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