EXITS Synonyms: 205 Similar and Opposite Words

exits 1 of 2

noun

plural of exit

as in escapes

a place or means of going out all of the building's exits were being watched by security guards

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as in departures

the act of leaving a place the movie star's quick exit through the back of the hotel went unnoticed by the horde of photographers waiting out front

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as in deaths

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities determined that his exit be from a place and time of his own choosing, the terminally ill patient opted for suicide

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exits

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verb

present tense third-person singular of exit

as in moves

to leave a place often for another in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashion

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as in dies

to stop living expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends

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Recent Examples of exits

Noun

High energy costs, coupled with record exits of foreign investors from its capital markets due to risk aversion and the lack of artificial intelligence play, have kept the rupee under pressure. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 With the flash of red taillights flickering outside of the stadium, a sign of fans already heading for the exits, the Dodgers went down in order to end the game. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Among the major exits are Kelly Caton, the senior director of series awards strategy and publicity, and director of entertainment communications Dominic Pagone. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Rucker says crews arrived to find flames inside the building, but racks inside were impeding their movement and eventually blocked their exits, leading two firefighters to suffer burns. — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The game devolved from there, with sloppy fielding and poor relief pitching sending fans to the exits in the eighth and ninth. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 If those issues do not get corrected, there will be more wallowing over early exits, and more Yankee Stadium parties that the home team isn’t invited to. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 All exits don’t look the same — Finally, there were two run-scoring hits in the White Sox-Guardians game. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 In the meantime, many in town are flabbergasted at how the filmmaker-friendly De Luca and Abdy’s exits were first reported in the press. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Afternoon temperatures will tumble from the lower 80s back into the 40s and 50s overnight with breezy winds, as the rain slowly exits during the overnight hours. — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Another customer who was standing in between the singer and employee at the register during the showdown appears to look around in disbelief at what just happened after the hitmaker exits. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026 Philadelphia sports have had an abysmal October, from blown leads and postseason exits to a winless hockey team. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 While some companies made dramatically bitchy exits from the state in recent years, there are signs that several are itching to get back to the golden coast. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 And with that, Dunham has to get to dinner and then off to Film Forum, and Cassel exits onto the stormy street. — Grace Byron, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026 The museum now has up to six entrances and exits that visitors can come in and out of to curate their own journey. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The Phillies’ 2022 World Series loss to the Houston Astros began a streak of five straight postseason appearances with progressively quicker exits — the NL Championship Series, two NLDS exits and now the wild-card loss. — Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 If risk is purely a market phenomenon, the response is to time entries and exits well and hope the cycle cooperates. — Khalifa Aldhaheri, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exits

Noun

Powell weighed in on whether entertainment can still bring Americans together and if action movies are one of the last remaining escapes from the political divide.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Summary The Maldives, long known for luxury escapes, is experiencing a significant shift in traveler expectations.

— Lela London, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of escapes

Noun

Conventional wisdom suggested this run of success would end for the Brewers after the departures of president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Craig Counsell.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
The two designers’ departures were revealed Thursday after their collections faced criticism for the last few seasons.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of departures

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Janabi said one of the biggest challenges has been persuading those who are infected to seek medical assistance, adding that some deaths occur in the community outside of health centers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
In Minnesota, none of the federal agents involved in the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti have been criminally charged, but a string of civil lawsuits is beginning to emerge.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of deaths

Verb

Austin Dennison, played by David Gyasi, tragically dies in the first few episodes of Season 4.

— Peter White, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
In the first, a best-selling mystery author dies, and Benoit Blanc, a charismatic and inquisitive private eye played by Daniel Craig, must investigate.

— New York Times, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dies

Noun

Chmerkovskiy's post, which has been deleted, reportedly appeared to reference Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, according to multiple entertainment news outlets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
The judge, Timothy Kelly, is expected to rule by then on whether to grant the news outlets a preliminary injunction, something that would prevent the White House from denying access on a longer term.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

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