Synonyms of cut out

cut out 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to die

to stop functioning

the engine abruptly cut out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• fail
• crash
• stall
• break down
• give out
• break
• conk (out)
• act up
• sputter
• jam
• fizzle
• wheeze
• malfunction

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• start (up)

2

as in to stop

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

now cut that out, or I'm turning this car around!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• cease
• halt
• end
• cut off
• quit
• shut off
• lay off
• break off
• pack (up or in)
• leave off
• delay
• have done with
• desist (from)
• break up
• give over
• suspend
• drop
• discontinue
• knock off
• can
• conclude
• finish
• break
• put the kibosh on
• close (down)
• check
• complete
• hold back
• clamp down
• block
• turn back
• rein (in)
• pause
• ruin
• hinder
• stem
• impede
• deactivate
• stay
• dam
• hold
• suppress
• obstruct
• abort
• brake
• detain
• blockade
• destroy
• stamp
• arrest
• stunt
• scuttle
• abolish
• dissolve
• kill
• call
• squash
• squelch
• staunch
• stanch
• demolish
• annul
• snuff
• kibosh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• carry on
• run on
• keep up
• proceed
• advance
• progress
• follow through (with)
• drive
• stir
• propel
• actuate
• impel

3

as in to exit

to leave a place often for another

after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exit
• depart
• move
• get
• go
• get off
• peel off
• run along
• walk out
• pull out
• bail out
• go off
• clear out
• dig out
• push off
• pike (out or off)
• take a walk
• push on
• sally (forth)
• clear off
• escape
• evacuate
• start
• step (along)
• take off
• beat it
• part
• flee
• bugger off
• bug out
• quit
• bug off
• bail
• pack (up or off)
• take a powder
• shove (off)
• buzz (off)
• pull up stakes
• fly
• set out
• take a hike
• hit the road
• book
• strike out
• pull stakes
• withdraw
• begone
• retire
• get out
• run away
• retreat
• step out
• emigrate
• scarper
• skip
• go out
• vamoose
• light out
• remove
• abandon
• desert
• vacate
• abscond
• forsake
• adjourn
• scat
• scram
• decamp
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• show up
• arrive
• remain
• stay
• turn up
• settle
• dwell
• abide
• close
• approach
• reach
• hit
• lodge
• land
• near
• tarry

4

as in to replace

to take the place of

this ambitious new friend of hers seems to be cutting out people that she's known for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replace
• supersede
• displant
• supplant
• relieve
• substitute
• displace
• preempt
• usurp

cut out

2 of 2

adjective

as in capable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• capable
• able
• competent
• qualified
• trained
• needed
• requisite
• required
• adequate
• justified
• appropriate
• satisfactory
• acceptable
• just
• suitable
• fitting
• proper
• meet
• pretty
• deserved
• decent
• applicable
• becoming
• correct
• tolerable
• kosher
• right
• serviceable
• fit
• happy
• pitch-perfect
• fitted
• condign
• apt
• felicitous
• balanced
• good
• befitting
• respectable
• harmonious
• decorous
• consonant
• rightful
• seemly
• companionate
• congruous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improper
• wrong
• inappropriate
• unhappy
• unfit
• unsuitable
• inapplicable
• incapable
• indecent
• unseemly
• incongruous
• unbecoming
• incompetent
• unfitting
• inadequate
• inapt
• unskilled
• unbeseeming
• inapposite
• unsatisfactory
• unqualified
• unacceptable
• misbecoming
• untrained
• intolerable
• inept
• infelicitous
• unapt
• unskillful
• unmeet
• inexpert
• incorrect
• malapropos
• incompatible
• indecorous
• uncongenial
• graceless

Examples of cut out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

These can be tombstones cut out of cardboard boxes, using old stockings as spider webs, and getting creative with the leaves and branches in your yard to make festive decorations. —Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024

Some third-party commentators have touched on the potential impact of tools like AI Overviews, which will allow users to cut out third-party websites altogether, on the search engine optimization (SEO) industry. —Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024

To decorate with black, consider cutting out and hanging up silhouettes of bats, birds, mice, or trees. —Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024

The dark cabinets and trim were painted white (along with the backsplash), the wallpaper was removed and painted a beautiful beige, and the oven was cut out and replaced with a fresh, stainless steel oven with modern nobs (and a digital clock, thank goodness). —Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024