start out

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depart v.
set sail v.
shove off v.
strike out v.

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

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start out

Just because you start out being a size 6, doesn't mean you'll remain a size 6.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Didn’t you start out saying that team owners want a salary cap to level the playing field?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Other communication signals may start out serving entirely different purposes, such as helping animals care for offspring or resolve conflicts.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

Shotwell, who grew up in a suburb north of Chicago, didn’t start out with ambitions that were tied to space.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

High school casts always get to know each other well—if they don’t start out as friends, they become close over the course of the production.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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