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Synonyms for exit

Most common

departure passing going end outlet way out outgoing

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Departure — the act of departing from life; death

departure, passing, going, end, death, expiration, withdrawal, close, release, demise, doom, dying, loss, quietus dated

2. Outlet

outlet, way out, issue dated

3. Egress — an act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure

egress formal US, outgoing

4. Outway — A way out. An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or…

outway rare, outgang rare

Verb

1. Pass away — to depart from life; to die

leave, pass away, go out, pass, go, pop off, die, out-go, go away, slip away, perish, depart, decease, choke, buy the farm informal US, kick the bucket informal, croak, expire, snuff it informal, dematerialize UK US, dematerialise UK, sink dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.

    He made his exit at the opportune time.

  2. n. 2

    A way out. An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or a vehicle) to the outside; an egress.

    emergency exit    fire exit

  3. n. 3

    The act of departing from life; death.

    the untimely exit of a respected politician

  4. v. 1

    To depart from life; to die.

Forms

Plural
exits → departures, passings, goings, ends…
Past participle
exited
e.g. exited → leaved, passed, died, out-gone…

Example sentences

  • loss Loss of health is more serious than loss of money.
  • departure He suggested that we should put off our departure.
  • withdrawal Have you experienced withdrawal symptoms in the past?
  • conch I held the conch to my ear and heard the ocean inside.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
exitrising
losssteady
departuresteady
withdrawalfalling
conchsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters
go1
3 letters
end1, die1
4 letters
loss1, pass1, sink1, doom1
5 letters
going2, death1, close1, leave1, issue2, dying2, choke1, conch1, croak1
6 letters
outlet2, demise2, depart2, expire2, perish2, egress2, outway
7 letters
release2, passing2, decease2, quietus, outgang
8 letters
outgoing3
9 letters
departure3
10 letters
withdrawal3, expiration4
11 letters
enfeoffment
13 letters
dematerialize, dematerialise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (going2 = 2 syllables).

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