Synonyms for drop out
drop out

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the spongeverb

   give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

   "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

   Synonyms:
   spare, leave office, allow, abandon, forfeit, vacate, release, put in, give up, resign, forgo, kick, throw in, come in, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, throw overboard, dispense with, step down, cede, depart, stop, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, inject, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, discontinue, free, drop by the wayside, interpose, take leave, forego, interject, quit, foreswear

   Antonyms:
   enter, participate

2. drop outverb

   withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values

   "She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California"

   Synonyms:
   drop by the wayside, fall by the wayside, chuck up the sponge, quit, give up, throw in the towel, throw in

   Antonyms:
   participate, enter

3. drop outverb

   leave school or an educational program prematurely

   "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"

   Synonyms:
   drop by the wayside, fall by the wayside, chuck up the sponge, quit, give up, throw in the towel, throw in

   Antonyms:
   enter, participate

Matched Categories

1. • Leave
   • Retire

How to pronounce drop out?

How to say drop out in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use drop out in a sentence?

1. Jeb Bush Jr.:

   As a Floridian, I'm a little disappointed, because he's missing, like, 35% of his votes. And it's just kind of like, dude, you know, either drop out or do something, but we're paying you to do something, it ain't running for president, we're way ahead of Marco's campaign.

2. Chris Van Hollen:

   Brett Kavanaugh, according to surveys I've seen, isn't hugely popular around the country, and my sense is that if Brett Kavanaugh doesn't get the nomination as a result of these revelations, then I don't see that having a major impact, if Brett Kavanaugh were to have to drop out because of recent revelations, I don't see how that would mobilize voters.

3. Angie Motshekga:

   People who are still innumerate and illiterate are pushed forward until they find that they are so far behind that they have no choice but to drop out.

4. Elaine Higgleton:

   I think some of them will drop out of usage, binge-watch might go fairly quickly. Who knows what new technology might be around the corner in 18 months time?

5. Ryan Seacrest:

   Before we get to the results, I have to tell you that finalist Wyatt Pike will not be competing in the competition, he had to drop out — but we wish him the very best, OK?