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Definitions

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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The ring itself might start out many miles in diameter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

You may need to decrease your contributions at some point, but if you start out by saving less, it will be harder to catch up.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

A lot of people can start out in this industry reading your stuff and telling you what they think is wrong without asking you why you did something the way that you did it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

He felt sorry to leave Brother Matthew and all the others who had been so good to him, but it was exciting to start out on the long journey.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli