GO OUT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

go out

verb

Definition of go out

as in to collapse

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 to mix

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 go out My maternal uncle had gone out that morning to cut grass for the cattle. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 String lights never go out of style, and these waterproof lights from Brightown have just as much brightness as plug-in lights without needing an outlet. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026 Here's what to know about the Social Security payment for 2026 and when checks will go out in September. — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The first and third categories make up the 10,800 letters going out to people. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go out

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Sunny Patel’s father, Jitendra (ph), traveled to the region from New York for a spiritual retreat, crossing the border into Tibet to start the trek when the glacier collapsed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Scientists who studied satellite images said bedrock underneath a glacier high in the Himalayan region had collapsed, taking part of the glacier with it.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of collapse

Verb

Start by mixing a small amount of the new food with your dog's current food.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
The Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles star is already in the Bravo universe and is going to trade franchises and mix in with the likes of Kyle Richards, Dorit Kemsley, Sutton Stracke, Erika Jayne, Rachel Zoe and Bozoma Saint John.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of mix

Verb

Even near the end of an August in which the Jays went 17-11, the team posted a near-average wRC+ (101 entering Sunday).

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
In fact, the breakeven rate of employment growth, or the number of net new jobs needed each month to keep the unemployment rate steady, actually went slightly negative during the summer and fall of 2025.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

Getting that apparently trivial behavior working involved Home Assistant, MQTT, custom software, and more Claude, Codex and ChatGPT tokens than one should reasonably associate with boiling pasta.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
The team believes that the approach could reduce wasted heat and also eliminate emissions associated with burning fossil fuels in cement kilns.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of associate

Verb

Citizen scientists and family mingled with friends and locals as an impromptu block party got underway in Valoria la Buena.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The dinner includes 20 dishes and a rainbow of spices with white rice to mix and mingle on your plate and palate.

— Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of mingle

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