CUTTING (OUT) Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

cutting out

verb

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present participle of cut out

as in dying

to stop functioning the engine abruptly cut out

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starting (up)

as in ending

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end now cut that out, or I'm turning this car around!

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as in departing

to leave a place often for another after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out

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as in replacing

to take the place of this ambitious new friend of hers seems to be cutting out people that she's known for years

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Recent Examples of cutting out Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was one of many fans who took to social media to voice his displeasure with the service cutting out. —

Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 Fans of peptides are increasingly cutting out the middleman and ordering directly from gray-market suppliers. —

Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Viking has ranked as the #1 operator of river and ocean cruises for five straight years, has a 54% repeat guest rate, and more than 50% of bookings are made directly with Viking, cutting out the travel agents (and the costs that come with them). —

Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026 The International Energy Agency has advised working from home, carpooling or using public transportation and cutting out nonessential travel to decrease fuel demand and ease oil prices. —

Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026 Maintaining this position required cutting out the powerful coastal Nigerian traders who had served as middlemen between the British merchants and the hinterland producers. —

Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026 Live Nation was reportedly talking with other DOJ officials outside of the antitrust division looking to settle, though the case proceeded after Subramanian denied Live Nation’s motion to dismiss the case last month while cutting out some claims to narrow the suit. —

Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026 Implementing slow parenting doesn’t necessarily mean cutting out all extracurricular activities from your child’s life. —

Alex Vance, Parents, 25 Feb. 2026 Even cutting out one to two dryer loads per week can make a big difference. —

Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026

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The chanters settle back into rows, avoiding the dying embers.

— Emily Feng, NPR, 20 May 2026
The squad was unbalanced and the Emirates Stadium had become a toxic environment after years of underachievement stretching back to the dying days of the Arsene Wenger era.

— Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026