GOING OUT Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

going out

verb

present participle of go out

as in collapsing

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure there was concern that the dam would go out under the force of the flood waters

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as in mixing

to take part in social activities she enjoys going out on weekends, but during the week she's a homebody

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Recent Examples of going out Colbert’s final show mostly stayed away from politics, with even the opening monologue tending toward less pointed jokes about whimsical subjects like potholes on an airport runway, as if the host was intent on not going out on an adversarial note. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 22 May 2026 There was a beauty in this ritual, going out and not feeling shame about getting a hair transplant while getting reacquainted with my heritage. —

Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026 The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 Taking the time and going out and living the adventure life. —

Morgan Korn, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 First, police said to expect heavy traffic going out to the island. —

Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026 Based on my limited experience with this new system, however, pivoting to QR codes will only allow the Drafthouse to move faster and more efficiently into going out of business forever. —

David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026 That’s fine for the bands that enjoy just going out and playing their catalogue, but that would just put me to sleep. —

Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026 Chelsea were a few seconds from going out of the quarter-finals (losing 3-2 on aggregate) when Arsenal full-back Katie McCabe halted a run by Chelsea’s USWNT forward Alyssa Thompson by grabbing Thompson’s ponytail and yanking it, as shown above. —

Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026

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Because of his show’s cancellation, a wormhole opened up backstage at the Ed Sullivan Theater, collapsing the space between his Strike Force Five co-hosts.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Seattle’s economy, far from collapsing, continued to boom.

— Nick Hanauer, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026