Definitions

out

[out] / aʊt /

ADJECTIVE

not possible; gone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

away outside

STRONG

absent antiquated cold dated dead doused ended exhausted expired extinguished finished impossible outmoded

WEAK

at an end behind the times démodé not allowed not on old-fashioned old-hat passé ruled out unacceptable unfashionable used-up

Antonyms

STRONG

animated existing incomplete interested modern new saved stored unfinished warm

WEAK

here possible

ADVERB

outside, outdoors

Synonyms

WEAK

out-of-doors outward without

Antonyms

WEAK

in indoors inside

Example Sentences

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Lord Mandelson was sacked in September but the row dogged the prime minister for month after month of what would turn out to be his remaining time in office.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Slim and silver-haired, he started out as an investment banker working with oil-and-gas businesses and was elevated to run the energy banking group by Todd Maclin, a former executive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

"It's just you and your partner dealing with this, so it feels like you're an island and there's no-one else out there like you," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Those frantically trying to find out about family members included Venezuelans in Doral, Fla., which has one of the largest communities of exiles in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

When she is given an assignment to map out the fortifications of the Manila waterfront, she readily agrees.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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