Synonyms of exit
114 similar words · 11 opposite words
Another word for exit is egress. Other synonyms of exit are outgoing, outgang, outway, death and end. The opposite of exit is come.
Synonyms and similar words for exit
nounAn act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
nounAn opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or...
nounThe act of departing from life; death.
- death
- end
- tomb literary
- celestial transfer slangThe act of dying; death.
- deceaseDeath, departure from life.
- decomposition
- dematerialization
- demiseDeath; decease.
- dirt nap slangA state of permanent rest; the state of death.
- doomDeath.
- expirationThe last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.
- fatalityDeath.
- liquidationThe action or process of abolishing or eliminating; the murder of dehumanized victims.
- mortality figurativelyDeath.
- passing
- quietusDeath.
- repose
- sunset
- the big sleep
- crash
- downfall
- fall
- (the) bane
- (the) end
- defunction obsoleteDeath.
- sleep of the just dated, euphemisticA peaceful death or burial.
verbTo depart from life; to die.
- assume room temperature slangTo die; to be killed.
- auger in euphemisticTo crash catastrophically into the ground.
- be called home euphemistic
- be like the the One euphemistic
- be no more
- be with Jesus
- be with the Lord
- bite the big one euphemisticTo die.
- bite the biscuit euphemistic
- bite the dust euphemistic
- buy the farm euphemisticTo die; generally, to die in battle or in a plane crash.
- buy it euphemisticTo die.
- cark itTo die.
- cash in euphemisticTo die.
- cash in one's chips euphemistic
- check out euphemistic
- close one's eyes for the last timeTo die; to pass away.
- code
- conk out euphemistic
- croak euphemistic
- cross over
- cross the Great Divide euphemistic
- cross the StyxTo die.
- darken euphemisticTo be extinguished or deprived of vitality, to die.
- decompose
- dematerialize euphemistic
- depart euphemistic
- disincarnate
- draw one's last breathTo die.
- drop off the hooks euphemisticTo die.
- expireTo die.
- fall off the twig euphemisticSynonym of die.
- flatline
- give one's all euphemisticTo lose one's life while making the utmost effort with full commitment.
- give up the ghostTo cease clinging to life; to die.
- go for a burton euphemistic
- go out euphemistic
- go over to the majority euphemisticTo die.
- go the way of all flesh euphemisticTo die; to follow a course leading to death or extinction.
- go the way of the dinosaurs euphemisticTo go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to become a thing of the past.
- go the way of the dodo euphemisticTo go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.
- go the way of the dodo bird euphemistic
- go to glory euphemistic
- go to one's reward euphemistic
- go west euphemistic
- hand in one's checks euphemistic
- hand in one's dinner pail euphemisticTo die.
- hop the twig euphemistic
- join the choir invisibleTo die.
- keel over euphemistic
- kick the bucket euphemisticTo die.
- kick off euphemistic
- knock off euphemistic
- liquidate euphemistic
- lose the number of one's mess euphemisticTo die, to perish.
- meet one's doomTo die.
- meet one's endTo die.
- meet one's makerTo die or to pass into the afterlife.
- pass euphemisticTo die.
- pass away euphemistic
- pass in one's checks euphemisticTo die.
- pass in one's marble euphemistic
- pass onTo die.
- pass over
- pass the river euphemisticTo die.
- pay nature's debt euphemisticSynonym of pay the debt of nature (“to die”).
- pay the debt of nature euphemisticTo die.
- peg out euphemistic
- perishTo die; to cease to live.
- pop off euphemistic
- pop one's clogs euphemisticTo die.
- push up daisies euphemisticTo be dead.
- shuffle off this mortal coil euphemisticTo die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.
- slip away euphemistic
- snuff it euphemisticTo die.
- succumb euphemistic
- take a dirt nap euphemisticTo die.
- turn up one's toes euphemisticTo die.
- yield up the ghostFor a person, to die.
- be gathered to one's fathers dated, euphemisticTo be buried together with one's forebears; hence, to die.
- forfare archaic
- sink archaic, euphemisticTo die.
- sleep with one's fathers dated, literaryTo be buried together with one's forebears; hence, to die; also, to be dead.
verbUsed as a stage direction for an actor: to leave the scene or stage.
Opposite of exit
nounAn opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or...
- entrancewaySomething that provides access to an entrance; an entryway.
- ingangAn entrance or entryway.
- portal
- entryway archaic, rareAn opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure; a pathway allowing entry into a locality or region.
Meaning of exit
- noun An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- noun The action of an actor leaving a scene or the stage.
- noun 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.
exit in other languages
Questions about synonyms of exit
- What is another word for exit?
- Exit has 114 synonyms on Word.ws, such as egress, outgoing, outgang, outway, death, end, tomb and celestial transfer.
- What is the opposite of exit?
- The opposite of exit is come. Other antonyms of exit are enter.
- What does exit mean?
- Exit means an act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
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