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 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 Prior to this going out, these companies have to make different types of fuel for different regions. —

Kyle Cheromcha, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026 Say yes to experimentation and going out on a limb! —

Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026 Stewart is progressing in his recovery from shoulder surgery last fall and will likely repeat the live BP sessions a few times before going out on an extended rehab assignment in the minor leagues. —

Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026 There’s some brands that might be a little trendier, but also sort of promote the staying inside, calm, not going out, type of lifestyle. —

Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026 Typically about a third is paid back to the main insurance company in the form of commissions, which would leave at least $18 million going out the door. —

Scott Pham, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026 Elsewhere, drivers are refreshing apps like GasBuddy and going out of their way for cheaper fuel and discounts as prices reach nearly $4 a gallon on average. —

Casey He, Bloomberg, 19 Mar. 2026 And going out to picnic and just slowing down and getting lost in time with people outside is the best thing. —

Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026

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Set in a collapsing Caracas, the film follows a woman who returns home after her mother’s funeral to find her apartment taken over by an armed militia.

— Adam Bell April 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
The industry was at risk of collapsing—until the physical chemist Fritz Haber, at the behest of the German Supreme Command, managed to take a common by-product of dye manufacture and weaponize it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026