Synonyms of walkouts

walkouts

noun

plural of walkout

as in strikes

a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands

after four weeks of the walkout, management gave in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strikes
• sympathetic strikes
• sympathy strikes
• slowdowns
• lockouts
• sick-outs
• sit-downs
• sit-ins
• job actions
• go-slows

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of walkouts

Through the years of move-ment sit-ins, walkouts, and marches, Black activists had used military dress, three-piece suits, and their Sunday best to make a case for equal citizenship. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

He, too, faced walkouts and many empty seats in the vast hall that holds delegations from almost two hundred member states. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

In Netanyahu’s appearance before the General Assembly, he was met with a mix of cheers, boos and mass walkouts, according to the Associated Press. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Huber was there for the astronaut walkouts for the last flights of both Challenger and Columbia, remembering the smiles on the faces of people so excited for their trips into space. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Celebrity walkouts have become a regular feature of Wallen’s stadium shows, and DeJean is now the latest in a very long line of prominent athletes and sports figures to get the honor. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Many are organizing walkouts, launching climate campaigns, advocating for mental health resources and pushing for change in our community. — Rob Moore, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

The boxing ring metaphor was largely abandoned once the competition began, even though there were more opportunities to mix baseball’s tradition of walkup music with fight sports’ swaggering walkouts. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

The same groups organized walkouts in 2024 and 2025. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026