LIGHT OUT Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

light out

verb

Definition of light out

as in to get (away)

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as in to set out

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Here was my chance to get out of London, this counterfeit of death with its everywhere rage and its moribund culture and its smug population and its streets steeped in resentment and the sky pressing down like a chloroform rag.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Two immigration officers get out of a truck, their faces covered, and one orders Good to get out of the car.

— Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of get out

Verb

In Camping, stars illuminate the ceiling, and marshmallows are set out for roasting in the fireplace.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The Copenhagen team set out to test the competing ideas by studying the chemistry of the planets' crust and mantle.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of set out

Verb

The turmoil from Moore’s Michigan conduct continues to linger, 10 months later, but the process of clearing out his office in Schembechler Hall went remarkably swift.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
During the day, the rooftop bed lifts up to clear out standing room below.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of clear out

Verb

Sure enough, Blauvelt's body was found in the basement of the Simpsonville house in a box covered in plywood, setting off a search for her killer that would last years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Gates is right that a line was crossed, but nothing followed, because no one had decided in advance what measures crossing it should set off.

— Raj Panjabi, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of set off

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At a museum in eastern France, two men disguised with wigs used a sledgehammer and a hammer to smash a display case and make off with a 2,500-year-old gold necklace.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
The suspect in a 2022 homicide believed there was a large amount of currency hidden in a chicken stand on Foothill Boulevard, but killed a man only to make off with a paltry $110, according to police.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of make off

Verb

Bleyle did the legendary Candy Ass label, which put out the original Team Dresch records, along with Dresch’s label Chainsaw.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Pre-empting the confirmation of the Canal+ VAT hike, France’s film and TV guilds put out a statement earlier this week.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of put out

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