SELL (OUT) Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of sell (out)

as in to betray

to be unfaithful or disloyal to the band sold out its faithful followers, abandoning its edgy style for a more commercial sound

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sellout

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noun

ˈsel-ˌau̇t

as in betrayal

the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another the sellout makes it much harder for me to trust you ever again

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The series follows the Canadian team’s historic run to the World Cup final, where they were ultimately toppled by host country England, going down 33-13 in front of a sellout crowd of 82,000 at Twickenham Stadium in South West London. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 Among the sellout crowd at Wednesday's White Sox playoff game were more a group of students from a nearby Catholic school, who scored seats thanks to a friendly wager. — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Disney said on its most recent earnings call that ad spots for the game are already sold out, the earliest sellout in Super Bowl history, according to a press release. — Catriona Marangi, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 More viral sellouts are coming, but they’ll be followed by faster restocks. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sell (out)

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To take such a thing seriously in this age of nihilism and disenchantment betrays a person as potentially unserious, someone committed to abstraction, to feeling over logic and material reality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
But in Season 4, the balance is off, and the fictional president’s parallels to our real-life war-starting, ally-betraying POTUS only make the former’s plight feel that much more trivial.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of betray

Noun

The killings and his six-week trial in 2023 captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.

— Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The killings of Murdaugh’s wife and son and his subsequent six-week trial captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of treachery

Noun

When a pair of Israeli filmmakers released a documentary last month about civilian deaths in Gaza, party leaders across the spectrum, including Eisenkot, accused them of treason.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
In 1990, senior West German counterintelligence official Klaus Kuron was exposed as a Stasi spy and later convicted of treason.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

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