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Synonyms for out

  • adjective
  • adverb
  • verb

Most common

prohibited forbidden taboo verboten passe all-out used up on strike

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Forbidden

forbidden, verboten, taboo, prohibited, proscribed

2. Old-fashioned

old-fashioned, extinct, unfashionable, outmoded, passe, démodé rare, unchic rare

Other

off informal, offn US, used up, unconscious, all-out, dark, on strike, in existence, stunned, exterior, dead slang, effete dated

Adverb

away, outside, abroad, aloud, audibly, forth dated, outward dated rare

Verb

1. Come to light — to come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent

come to light, crop out

Other

come out

Antonyms

in, safe

All antonyms of out →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside

    This building is unsafe. Keep out!

  2. adj. 2

    Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside: Not at home, or not at one's office or place of employment.

    I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment.

  3. adv. 1

    Away from the inside or centre.

    The magician tapped the hat, and a rabbit jumped out.

  4. v. 1

    To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.

Related words

Word family
out-of-order out-of-the-way outro outage outback outbowed outbuilding outcode
Phrases
put out work out rub out throw out turn-out wipe out come out take out

Forms

Past participle
outed

Example sentences

  • prohibited An accident prohibited his attending the ceremony.
  • forbidden Hunting game is forbidden in these tranquil woods.
  • taboo That subject is taboo. We do not speak about it.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
outrising
prohibitedsteady
forbiddensteady
taboorising
verbotenrising
passefalling

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

By length

3 letters
off1
4 letters
away2, dead1, dark1, offn
5 letters
forth1, taboo2, aloud2, passe2
6 letters
abroad2, effete2, unchic
7 letters
outside2, extinct2, stunned1, outward2, audibly3
8 letters
exterior4, outmoded3, verboten3
9 letters
forbidden3
10 letters
prohibited4, proscribed2
11 letters
unconscious3
13 letters
unfashionable5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (away2 = 2 syllables).