start out

VERB

depart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon blast off disappear escape evacuate exit go pull out quit remove retire vacate withdraw

STRONG

abdicate absent decamp desert emigrate migrate part perish scram secede split start tergiversate troop vanish

WEAK

beat it cut and run cut out get away git go away go forth hit the bricks hit the road hit the trail make a break march out move on move out sally forth say goodbye set forth shove off slip away take leave

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come in continue enter fill occupy persevere remain stay

STRONG

combine come join

WEAK

keep to linger wait

VERB

set sail

Synonyms

WEAK

dive in go ahead set out

VERB

shove off

Synonyms

WEAK

blow clear out depart exit get off go go away pull out push off quit run along take off vamoose

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come

VERB

strike out

Synonyms

WEAK

bear begin get under way head initiate light out make set out start take off

Antonyms

WEAK

remain stay

Example Sentences

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“And they need to start out by listening, by asking rural people, ‘What are your needs here?

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

As a member of Gen Z, I have had the option of reading books digitally for most of my life—and I didn’t initially start out as a physical-book purist.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026

The two Californians would start out closely matched in good looks and charisma.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The bigger screens start out as indulgences for gadget nerds, but by 2020, nearly everyone is upsizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Which makes you wonder, are they really speaking real words, or do little kids just start out naturally understanding each other before the prime of life sets in?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

start out

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