to exit

Examples

• All

• This is the moment for Tony to exit smiling.

  As You Desire Me (1932)

• Time for me to exit into the night.

  Meet Dave (2008)

• Please complete your transactions and exit through the main doors.

  Wedlock (1991)

• Yet, he opted to exit the stage in 1999 after serving only one term.

  Blog text (16)

• Or is this where I exit graciously, and, you know, let you make your moves elsewhere?

  Fiction book (1994)

• In a metaphorical sense, he decided to exit this world peacefully, surrounded by loved ones.

• After a long battle with illness, she gracefully chose to exit the stage of life.

• He often joked about how he would exit life dramatically, like a scene from a play.

Synonyms

D

to die

vsto exit

∞ 1.0

To stop living and no longer be alive

is used with formal or joking tone rather than only literal use

G

to go

vsto exit

∞ 5.6

To stop working or start to fail

is specifically used as a formal or joking term for life ending

P

to pass

vsto exit

• Formal

537 3.8

To stop living

adds a joking or formal flavour beyond simple politeness

P

to perish

vsto exit

• Formal

121 6.0

To die suddenly or violently, often in large numbers

is broader and can be used jokingly or formally, not only violent cases

D

to decease

vsto exit

• Archaic

62 9.9

To stop living, used in formal or old language

keeps similar formality but adds a humorous possible use

D

to drop dead

vsto exit

• Informal

52 8.4

Die suddenly, often from shock or extreme tiredness

is more about wording choice, not necessarily suddenness

C

to croak

vsto exit

• Slang

32 9.0

To die, said in a casual or joking way

is available in both formal and humorous tones rather than slang only

E

to expire

vsto exit

• Formal

31 8.6

To die, often used in medical or formal speech

is similar but can also sound humorous rather than only literary

P

to pass away

vsto exit

8 3.8

To die peacefully in a gentle, respectful way

is similar but can be used humorously as well as politely

K

to kick the bucket

vsto exit

• Informal

7 8.6

To die, said in casual or joking speech

keeps the formal or humorous flexibility rather than only informal tone

C

to conk

vsto exit

• Slang

6 9.0

To suddenly faint or fall unconscious

is focused on wording register rather than sudden medical collapse

B

to buy the farm

vsto exit

• Slang

5 9.9

To die suddenly, often in an accident or during fighting

covers ending life more broadly, not only sudden or accidental cases

G

to give up the ghost

vsto exit

• Informal

4 8.1

To die or stop working after a long time of problems

focuses more on formal or playful wording rather than failure nuance

S

to snuff it

vsto exit

• Slang

2 9.9

To stop living and not come back

is more flexible in tone, allowing formal or humorous use

P

to pop off

vsto exit

• Informal

1 9.1

To die, often said as a joke to make it seem less serious

can be used more formally or in humorous contexts beyond casual speech

C

to cash in one's chips

vsto exit

• Informal

9.6

To die in a light, not serious way

is similar but also fits formal contexts not only playful ones

Idioms

E

to exit stage left

• Informal

1 7.9

Leave a place or conversation quietly to avoid attention

Compounds

E

exit poll

• Literature

38 3.6

A survey of people leaving a polling station asking how they voted

E

emergency exit

17 2.6

A special door or stairway that lets people leave a building quickly in an emergency

U

ungraceful exit

6.1

A way of leaving that looks clumsy and embarrassing

Surface Forms

Etymology