EXITING Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

exiting 1 of 2

noun

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as in departure

the act of leaving a place their exiting of the boring party was swiftly and quietly accomplished

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exiting

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verb

present participle of exit

as in departing

to leave a place often for another in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashion

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as in dying

to stop living expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends

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Recent Examples of exiting

Noun

Officers also reviewed security footage of the smokers’ exiting and re-entering the terminal. —

Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026 Moving to safety in the water and exiting. —

Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 May 2026 The Musical) will return to Broadway this June to succeed the exiting Lea Michele in Broadway’s Chess musical revival. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026 Of the 186 clients who were in the exiting employees’ rosters, 179 stayed with the agency, according to the complaint, which notes more than 150 clients are represented by both Range and CAA. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025 Rallo lays out the unspoken rules (throw out your jeans from college, and don’t feel bad about Irish exiting) that make the decade easier, as well as pointers for cultivating a creative life. —

Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025 But the exiting thunderstorms are also bringing some relief to fire crews. —

Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Verb

Approximately two hours later, a third shooting was reported after witnesses observed a suspect wearing a black hoodie exiting a black sedan at another apartment complex and firing through the door of a third-floor unit, police said. —

Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 Several people were treated for ear pain after exiting an Allegiant plane that returned to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport because of cabin pressure issues Monday afternoon, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue and the airline. —

David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026 The landlord did announce that Ralphs would be exiting the center when its lease expires this fall. —

Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 18 May 2026 Prosecutors said Sowells got into an altercation with Jones’ friend after exiting a light rail train at a station along Folsom Boulevard. —

Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026 Earlier this year, those pressures became personal for Embrey when a car crashed through Lost Girls Vintage’s Division Street storefront after an elderly driver exiting a nearby drive-thru mistook the gas pedal for the brake. —

Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 May 2026 SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg South Korean internet giant Kakao is partially exiting its early investment in crypto exchange operator Dunamu, selling a stake worth 1 trillion won ($670 million) to domestic commercial bank Hana Bank. —

Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 It was recently announced that your showrunner, Chad Feehan, is exiting after season one, so a new showrunner will come in for a season two. —

Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026 Stein suggests replacing towels, shower curtains, shower liners, and bath mats before exiting the room. —

Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 11 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiting

Noun

The existing political infrastructure has no way of accommodating migration on the coming scale, which will evacuate departure economies, and overwhelm destination societies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Though the Republican staffers’ departures are unrelated, their simultaneous exits leave Garcia with one less bridge to the Hill at a moment when US-Africa policy can least afford the disruption.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 May 2026